Jeff Wesolowski

These are home boxes made for free with 2 by 8
There are square, 12 inches inside dimension.
Frames are homemade and can be made with one by material and scrap two by four
I made em with table saw and router table

As a beekeeper of 40 plus colonies and a frequent visitor to Pinedale,  I'd go for hive material and shape that would well in your difficult winters.   Bee colonies needed checked and managed and even more so in your climate. If I lived in wyoming I'd run Warre hive bodies and build em that take homemade frames. I have some and they seem to do better in cold weather than my langs. I'd also put them in a unheated shed with their own entrance for winter.  
Beekeeping is not a hobby that you can set it and forget it.  They need managed for space so they can maintain heat to raise larvae and process nectar and make wax.  I'd tag along with a local beekeeper to see if it's something you really want to be part of.  Once you do it and have some success, most beekeepers are addicted to the practice.  

crazy that my intermittent gerd went away with drinking kombucha. Homemade and not as strong as store bought.  keep up us on your progress.  Haven't seen ya since permaculture classes many moons ago. Good luck jeff

I've never treated mine just let air dry and have had for twenty years. I just clean it water.  Mine is just a firewood round with a broomstick in it.

My elderberries keep dropping fruit before they are ripe. I wonder if the extra nitrogen would help with that?

If your ridge beam cannot support the weight of the rafters, ie, pushing out on the exterior walls, one can add collar ties to resist that force. Otherwise, your walls will be pushed out and are only being held together at the end of the building.

Warre hives and beekeeping is also another option.

Aislinn Caron wrote:And for my next newbie question....... i live in a cold zone - i can't overwinter biennial veg in the ground. So, thoughts on selecting for or actively  breeding for annual ones instead?? So i can save seeds from the darn things without a major hassel! Carrots, beets etc. Just to be clear, I'm talking about a carrot plant (for example) that would grow, produce an edible root and set seed (if not harvested) all in one season. Is it possible?  A bad idea? Thoughts??

You can try to store root veggies in dirt I believe and then plant in the spring.  Or you can mulch when ground gets just a bit of frost and cover plants with dry mulch and something to keep mulch dry.  And pray that mice and voles don't find your stash.

I find them to be slimy at times.  I do use two foot sections of boards from pallets to sprout seeds.  Is a great way to germinate seeds and works like a charm in the dry summer months.