Just finished building my first hive using this guide! As someone who's more comfortable with power tools than bees, I was pleasantly surprised by how straightforward the instructions were.

The 8-frame vs 10-frame options are clutch - went with 10 because #goBigOrGoHome. The jig diagrams had me scratching my head for a minute (okay, 15 minutes), but once it clicked, everything came together like bee-approved LEGO.

PRO TIP: Wear gloves when handling fresh-cut wood unless you want splinters that make bee stings feel like spa treatments. Also, that 'half-day build time' claim? Maybe if you're a woodworking wizard - took me a full weekend with coffee breaks and frustrated Googling.

Major bonus: The scrap wood calculations are freakishly accurate. Had exactly three pieces of scrap big enough to make... well, nothing useful really, but it felt efficient!

Docking half a star because the frames section is MIA - had to YouTube that part like some sort of digital-age MacGyver. Still, 4.5/5 would buzz again.