8 Frame Vs 10 Frame Bee Hives

I am also one of the crazy people that have deep med and shallow boxes.

8 frame vs 10 frame bee hives.

Full 10 frame deep boxes are nearly too heavy to move by the average person alone. Why i use 8 frame beehives frame geometry and perpendicular movement. Lifting one box that is too heavy can easily injure a knee or back. A note on nomenclature.

The same box could be used at one time as a super and another as a hive body. I am thinking about building some 8 frame equipment this winter to try out. 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. On average 8 frame hive boxes cost 1 00 to 3 00 less than their 10 frame counterpart.

Bees often opt to move up before using 2 frames on outside. Oops i can t lift that either. This means that less mites will fall out of the hive. 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.

8 frame hive boxes are cheaper than 10 frame hive boxes. It says a ten frame deep brood box full of honey or brood weighs 80 90 lbs. Devan rawn 277 350 views. But then it says a similarly filled deep eight frame box weighs 65 75 lbs.

I don t see a real difference in the bees with the different sizes. No doubt i can t lift that. 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. I use 10 frame hives and 5 frame nucs.

Full 10 frame medium boxes of honey are 15 lbs heavier than 8 frame box of honey. Some say the bees will fill out 8 frame boxes more complete the a 10 frame. If you use 10 frames in the brood box and 9 frames in the honey supers the frames won t line up. To add to the confusion a hive body is sometimes referred to as a brood chamber.

Why managing bee hives as single brood chambers works duration.