8 Frame Medium Beehive

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.

8 frame medium beehive.

8 frame hive options have become more popular recently for good reason. 8 frame unassembled hive body we carry strong and durable 8 frame unassembled hive bodies that are safe and easy to assemble. The most common bee equipment in the us is a combination of 10 frame deep boxes and 10 frame medium boxes. A bottom board two deep boxes for the brood a queen excluder two shallow supers an inner cover and a telescopic cover.

On the left is a typical from bottom to top it is. Eight frame medium hive boxes for honey supers and brood boxes. 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.

An eight frame medium weighs 48 pounds 22kg. A ten frame medium weighs 60 pounds 27kg. This medium 8 frame beehive super kit saves you time and money in preparation for the beekeeping season. They come with wedge top bars and a choice of either slotted bottom bars wtb sbb or grooved bottom bars wtb gbb.

Beekeepers will also use 10 frame shallow boxes as well but not as commonly as in the past. No need to worry about purchasing separate boxes or two sizes of frames. A standard box holds ten frames. Eight frame equipment is available.

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. Quantity discounts are available for orders of 100 or more. Create and customize your own hive with two available shapes the g star and r star.

8 frame wooden bee hive equipment is lighter than 10 frame equipment by approximately 20 percent. The depths for the three sizes are the same as for standard boxes but the boxes are narrower and will only hold eight frames. When full of honey a full 8 frame medium super will weigh 40 to 48 pounds while a full 10 frame medium will weigh 50 to 60 pounds. The only difference between a brood box and honey super is what s in them.

Unlike conventional langstroth hives the beecentric hive uses eight frame medium boxes for both brood and honey.