8 Frame Vs 10 Frame Bee Hives

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8 frame vs 10 frame bee hives.

The same box could be used at one time as a super and another as a hive body. It says a ten frame deep brood box full of honey or brood weighs 80 90 lbs. Full 10 frame deep boxes are nearly too heavy to move by the average person alone. I use 10 frame hives and 5 frame nucs.

To add to the confusion a hive body is sometimes referred to as a brood chamber. This would also cut down on overall hive ventilation and make passage throughout the hive more difficult for the bees the hive will seem more congested. If you use 10 frames in the brood box and 9 frames in the honey supers the frames won t line up. I am also one of the crazy people that have deep med and shallow boxes.

Bees often opt to move up before using 2 frames on outside. Lifting one box that is too heavy can easily injure a knee or back. Why managing bee hives as single brood chambers works duration. No doubt i can t lift that.

But then it says a similarly filled deep eight frame box weighs 65 75 lbs. Oops i can t lift that either. Why i use 8 frame beehives frame geometry and perpendicular movement. Some say the bees will fill out 8 frame boxes more complete the a 10 frame.

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

I am looking at the 8 frame hives and comparing them to the 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. I don t see a real difference in the bees with the different sizes. Let s go to mediums.

This means that less mites will fall out of the hive.