Hive Cover 105mm for Dadant Blatt

01 · COMPATIBILITY

French Dadant Blatt, and nothing else

It is built for the 435 × 510 mm footprint of the French Dadant Blatt, over 25 mm walls. It does not fit Langstroth or Dadant US: those hives have a different footprint, so the roof either rattles about or will not go on. If yours is a fixed-floor Langstroth, what you want is the sheet-and-hardboard roof, not this one. What does not matter is the material: it works on wooden and on plastic hives alike, because what governs is the outside measurement of the box.

02 · THE HEIGHT

The deep skirt exists for the feeder

A flat roof closes the hive and little else. With a 105 mm skirt a top feeder —the Nicot type— fits underneath without propping the roof up or stacking an empty super just to gain clearance. And when no feeder is in, that space stays as an air gap between the sheet metal and the top of the nest.

03 · BUILD

Six tenths of a millimetre, and welded corners

The sheet is galvanised 0.60 mm, the old 60/100e. The edges carry a reinforced hem, which is what takes the sharp edge off when you handle it with gloves and what stops the skirt splaying when roofs are stacked. And the corners are spot welded, not merely folded: that is exactly where a sheet roof starts to open up after a few seasons of sun and travel.

04 · BEFORE YOU BUY

Measure your hive before ordering. This roof is for a 435 × 510 mm footprint with 25 mm walls; if you run Langstroth or Dadant US, this is not the one. And if you plan to use a top feeder, check its height: 105 mm leaves room for the usual models, but not for a large-capacity feeder.