8 Frame Medium Hive Body

All eight frame medium boxes.

8 frame medium hive body.

Ensure your beehive boxes are put together the right way by doing it yourself. 8 frame hive options have become more popular recently for good reason. 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. A standard 10 frame medium depth hive body.

We carry strong and durable 8 frame unassembled hive bodies that are safe and easy to assemble. Create and customize your own hive with two available shapes the g star and r star. 19 7 8 x 9 5 8 x 3 4 these are the long sides. The 19 7 8 length of the hive bodies is industry standard.

Hives are checked weekly at that time and any queen cells are moved to a nuc. There are boxes of three depths. In contrast ten frame deep boxes filled with honey can weigh between 75 and 90lbs. I will refer to both hive bodies and supers as boxes.

To add to the confusion a hive body is sometimes referred to as a brood chamber. I try to run about 15 20 colonies a year. When filled with honey eight frame medium boxes weigh between 40 and 50lbs. 13 3 4 x 9 5 8 x 3 4.

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. For the 3 4 finger joints start your first cut 3 4 from the bottom. Solid bottoms that double as feeder. Deep hive bodies eight frame version quantity material dimensions notes.

You should choose to use either 8 frame equipment or 10 frame equipment. Simple flat covers with top entrances. The one on the left is a ten frame hive with an eight frame super. With so many 8 frame unassembled boxes available you can find the right frame for your hive to thrive in.

Beekeepers will also use 10 frame shallow boxes as well but not as commonly as in the past. The one on the right is a ten frame hive between two eight frame hives. Note that the top finger is 5 8 not 3 4 and is trimmed to 3 8 long. 1 x 12 clear pine.

However i find that some frames can be a bit short and slip. I m one of those beekeepers with the bad back. The frames that fit inside the boxes are sized accordingly and are only used in boxes of corresponding depth. 1 x 12 clear pine.

In other words a. Bee hive box sizes. These are more my current typical hive. Eight frame instead of ten frame.