8 Frame Vs 10 Frame Bee Hives

The geometry of a beehive is such that bees especially an overwintering cluster can easily move parallel to the frames up down front back but have a difficult time moving perpendicular side to side between them.

8 frame vs 10 frame bee hives.

Oops i can t lift that either. I am also one of the crazy people that have deep med and shallow boxes. Why i use 8 frame beehives frame geometry and perpendicular movement. Lifting one box that is too heavy can easily injure a knee or back.

Full 10 frame medium boxes of honey are 15 lbs heavier than 8 frame box of honey. To add to the confusion a hive body is sometimes referred to as a brood chamber. Bees often opt to move up before using 2 frames on outside. This means that less mites will fall out of the hive.

No doubt i can t lift that. Why managing bee hives as single brood chambers works duration. The same box could be used at one time as a super and another as a hive body. But then it says a similarly filled deep eight frame box weighs 65 75 lbs.

It says a ten frame deep brood box full of honey or brood weighs 80 90 lbs. I use 10 frame hives and 5 frame nucs. A note on nomenclature. If you use 10 frames in the brood box and 9 frames in the honey supers the frames won t line up.

I am looking at the 8 frame hives and comparing them to the 10 frame. When considering 8 or 10 frame hives i don t think anyone in their right mind can argue that 8 frame hive boxes are not cheaper than 10 frame hive boxes. Some say the bees will fill out 8 frame boxes more complete the a 10 frame. 8 frame hive boxes are cheaper than 10 frame hive boxes.

The four sided boxes used in beekeeping the ones that hold the frames of wax comb are referred to as hive bodies or supers depending on how they are used. I am thinking about building some 8 frame equipment this winter to try out. On average 8 frame hive boxes cost 1 00 to 3 00 less than their 10 frame counterpart. Full 10 frame deep boxes are nearly too heavy to move by the average person alone.

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