8 Frame Vs 10 Frame Bee Hives

Why i use 8 frame beehives frame geometry and perpendicular movement.

8 frame vs 10 frame bee hives.

I don t see a real difference in the bees with the different sizes. 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.

A note on nomenclature. It says a ten frame deep brood box full of honey or brood weighs 80 90 lbs. 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 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. I am looking at the 8 frame hives and comparing them to the 10 frame. Why managing bee hives as single brood chambers works duration.

Lifting one box that is too heavy can easily injure a knee or back. To add to the confusion a hive body is sometimes referred to as a brood chamber. But then it says a similarly filled deep eight frame box weighs 65 75 lbs. 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.

No doubt i can t lift that. Full 10 frame deep boxes are nearly too heavy to move by the average person alone. Bees often opt to move up before using 2 frames on outside. Some say the bees will fill out 8 frame boxes more complete the a 10 frame.

Oops i can t lift that either. I am also one of the crazy people that have deep med and shallow boxes. This means that less mites will fall out of the hive. Devan rawn 277 350 views.

The same box could be used at one time as a super and another as a hive body.