8 Frame Medium Hive Dimensions

Length 19 875 x width 10 frame 16 375 8 frame 13 937 5 frame 9 625 x height 6 625.

8 frame medium hive dimensions.

Wax foundation is not installed due to breakage during shipment. I will refer to both hive bodies and supers as boxes. And shallow frames are 19 inches x 1 1 16 inches x 5 3 8 inches. More beekeepers are moving to using all mediums and phasing out deep boxes.

Rabbet 3 4 wide by 3 8 deep along entire length of top edge. They are commonly called mediums illinois supers or western boxes. 21 1 4 x 2 1 4 x 3 4 these are the long rails. Outer hive cover eight frame version quantity material dimensions notes.

1 x 12 clear pine. The 19 7 8 length of the hive bodies is industry standard. Assembled commercial 3 4 medium super with dimensions. 20 x 13 7 8 x 6 1 2 8 plastic frames note.

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. The frames that fit inside the boxes are sized accordingly and are only used in boxes of corresponding depth. Hive equipment manufacturers will often produce bodies and supers that vary slightly. The rabbet is typically 5 8 deep and 3 8 wide.

1 x 12 clear pine. The only two commonly sold sizes unless you order from western bee supply who will make them whatever you like are 14 from mann lake and betterbee and 13 3 4 from brushy mt. There are boxes of three depths. Deep frames are 19 inches x 1 1 16 inches x 9 1 8 inches.

The eight frame box is the same 19 7 8 and the same rabbet. And miller bee supply. Rabbet 3 4 wide by 3 8 deep along entire length of top edge. Bee hive box sizes.

Regardless they are a versatile size and can function as a brood box or a honey super. 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. The frames hold the foundation and the honeycomb that is built on it. In other words a medium frame would not be used in a deep box.

Medium frames are 19 inches x 1 1 16 inches x 6 1 4 inches. Deep medium and shallow. In contrast ten frame deep boxes filled with honey can weigh between 75 and 90lbs. All of the dimensions shown in the drawings and cut list are for a standard 10 frame medium depth hive body.

The bees build wax comb in the frames and use this comb to raise brood and store food. 15 3 4 x 2 1 4 x 3 4 these are the short rails.