8 Frame Medium Hive Body

In contrast ten frame deep boxes filled with honey can weigh between 75 and 90lbs.

8 frame medium hive body.

With so many 8 frame unassembled boxes available you can find the right frame for your hive to thrive in. The 19 7 8 length of the hive bodies is industry standard. I will refer to both hive bodies and supers as boxes. These are more my current typical hive.

Ensure your beehive boxes are put together the right way by doing it yourself. The frames that fit inside the boxes are sized accordingly and are only used in boxes of corresponding depth. The 8 frame hive eliminates this problem by matching the hive to the natural dimensions of the bee cluster making is a must have feature for cooler climate beekeepers. Eight frame instead of ten frame.

The most common bee equipment in the us is a combination of 10 frame deep boxes and 10 frame medium boxes. There are boxes of three depths. Simple flat covers with top entrances. The one on the right is a ten frame hive between two eight frame hives.

Deep hive bodies eight frame version quantity material dimensions notes. Note that the top finger is 5 8 not 3 4 and is trimmed to 3 8 long. To add to the confusion a hive body is sometimes referred to as a brood chamber. Solid bottoms that double as feeder.

We carry strong and durable 8 frame unassembled hive bodies that are safe and easy to assemble. Deep medium and shallow. Since i m an old geezer the 8 frame mediums work well as a standard size for all equipment plus the weight of each box is not as heavy as a 10 frame deep or medium. 8 frame hive options have become more popular recently for good reason.

I try to run about 15 20 colonies a year. Bee hive box sizes. In other words a. However i find that some frames can be a bit short and slip.

Create and customize your own hive with two available shapes the g star and r star. 13 3 4 x 9 5 8 x 3 4. 19 7 8 x 9 5 8 x 3 4 these are the long sides. I m one of those beekeepers with the bad back.

1 x 12 clear pine. A standard 10 frame medium depth hive body. 1 x 12 clear pine. A table is pro vided at the back of this article with the sizes of the various components for an 8 frame hive and a 5 frame nuc in full me dium shallow and comb honey depths.

Beekeepers will also use 10 frame shallow boxes as well but not as commonly as in the past. Hives are checked weekly at that time and any queen cells are moved to a nuc. The one on the left is a ten frame hive with an eight frame super. For the 3 4 finger joints start your first cut 3 4 from the bottom.