8 Frame Vs 10 Frame Bee Hives

Let s go to mediums.

8 frame vs 10 frame bee hives.

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. Why managing bee hives as single brood chambers works duration. 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.

Some say the bees will fill out 8 frame boxes more complete the a 10 frame. 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. Devan rawn 277 350 views. Full 10 frame deep boxes are nearly too heavy to move by the average person alone.

But then it says a similarly filled deep eight frame box weighs 65 75 lbs. No doubt i can t lift that. I use 10 frame hives and 5 frame nucs. A note on nomenclature.

I am looking at the 8 frame hives and comparing them to the 10 frame. It says a ten frame deep brood box full of honey or brood weighs 80 90 lbs. 8 frame hive boxes are cheaper than 10 frame hive boxes. Oops i can t lift that either.

Full 10 frame medium boxes of honey are 15 lbs heavier than 8 frame box of honey. 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. This means that less mites will fall out of the hive. I am thinking about building some 8 frame equipment this winter to try out.

Lifting one box that is too heavy can easily injure a knee or back. If you use 10 frames in the brood box and 9 frames in the honey supers the frames won t line up. I don t see a real difference in the bees with the different sizes. Bees often opt to move up before using 2 frames on outside.

On average 8 frame hive boxes cost 1 00 to 3 00 less than their 10 frame counterpart.