[Continued from Apiary Part I - Idea to Design]
Laying it all out
Something that should be stated now is that I am fairly
thrifty, you will notice throughout this
that where possible I used free, used, or low cost options to get the job done.
First good example of this is the staking of the various tiers using felled
saplings. If you have all your measurements and a laser level (I have a
Craftsman Laser Trac) the job will be much easier. 
Starting from 1 side I drove the stake (Side 1), attached
the string, measured to the other side (Side 2) and drove the opposite stake. For levelling I placed the laser level on the
ground near Side 1. After measuring the distance in height from the laser light
to the string on Side 1 I proceed to Side 2 where hopefully I see the laser
light “marking” that stick. Take the
measurement from Side 1 and reproduce on the other side and voilà you have a level
string. Do this for the rest of the
strings, using a square when you are working the short strings between the
tiers (moving downhill) and you end up with a grid that should match your
design!
Following the design I had laid out I started hand digging
the tiers and checking them for level across by measuring the distance from
tier to string traversing along the width of the tier. After an afternoon of digging here is the end result:
