8 Frame Medium Beehive

A ten frame medium weighs 60 pounds 27kg.

8 frame medium beehive.

Create and customize your own hive with two available shapes the g star and r star. Eight frame medium hive boxes for honey supers and brood boxes. The depths for the three sizes are the same as for standard boxes but the boxes are narrower and will only hold eight frames. 8 frame equipment is lighter and easier to both lift and move.

In other words a medium frame would not be used in a deep box. We stock cypress bee boxes 8 frame supers 8 frame bee hive plans and everything else for your 8 frame hive from covers to bottom boards. Slight blemishes but still a good solid frame. An eight frame medium weighs 48 pounds 22kg.

8 frame unassembled hive body we carry strong and durable 8 frame unassembled hive bodies that are safe and easy to assemble. On the left is a typical from bottom to top it is. The most common bee equipment in the us is a combination of 10 frame deep boxes and 10 frame medium boxes. Quantity discounts are available for orders of 100 or more.

If you choose the simpler rabbet option you need to cut a 3 4 inch wide by 3 8 inch deep rabbet along each corner of the short sides of the hive bodies and the short sides of the medium super. A standard box holds ten frames. Also you need to cut the long sides of the hive bodies and mediums to 19 1 8 inch when using the rabbet option rather than the 19 7 8 inch length when. You should choose to use either 8 frame equipment or 10 frame equipment.

We carry deep 9 1 8 medium 6 1 4 or shallow 5 3 8 frames. They come with wedge top bars and a choice of either slotted bottom bars wtb sbb or grooved bottom bars wtb gbb. Eight frame equipment is available. No need to worry about purchasing separate boxes or two sizes of frames.

Unlike conventional langstroth hives the beecentric hive uses eight frame medium boxes for both brood and honey. This medium 8 frame beehive super kit saves you time and money in preparation for the beekeeping season. The only difference between a brood box and honey super is what s in them. A bottom board two deep boxes for the brood a queen excluder two shallow supers an inner cover and a telescopic cover.

Beekeepers will also use 10 frame shallow boxes as well but not as commonly as in the past.