What size is a medium bee box?
What size is a medium bee box?
6 5/8″
A traditional box is 16″ wide by 19 7/8″ long. However, boxes of different depths can be mixed in the same hive, with the following standard sizes available: Deep: 9 5/8″ Medium: 6 5/8″
What are the dimensions of a bee super?
There are three sizes used for honey supers. Beekeepers with strong backs sometimes use the deep size, 9 5/8″ in height. A very common size is 6 5/8″ in height. This is also called the Illinois super or a medium super.
What are the dimensions of a bee hive frame?
Deep frames are 19 inches x 1-1/16 inches x 9-1/8 inches; medium frames are 19 inches x 1-1/16 inches x 6-1/4 inches; and shallow frames are 19 inches x 1-1/16 inches x 5-3/8 inches. Capacity: The bees build wax comb in the frames and use this comb to raise brood and store food.
How much honey is in a 8 frame medium super?
A shallow super will typically yield between 25 and 30 pounds of honey, or 2 to 2 ½ gallons. A medium (6 5/8”) depth super will typically yield between 35 and 40 pounds, or 3 to 4 gallons. A full-depth box will typically yield between 60 and 70 pounds, or 5 to 6 gallons.
How deep is a medium super?
65⁄8 inches
The most common variety is the “Illinois” or “medium” super with a depth of 65⁄8 inches, in the length and width dimensions of a Langstroth hive. A honey super consists of a box in which 8–10 frames are hung. Western honeybees collect nectar and store the processed nectar in honeycomb, which they build on the frames.
What is the size of a bee box?
The standard and common size for a deep hive body is: 19 7/8″ in length, 16 1/4″ wide and 9 5/8″ in height. A deep hive body is heavy when it is full of bees, honey and pollen.
What size is a medium honey super?
6-5/8″ tall
Medium supers are 6-5/8″ tall, that is 3″ shorter than the 2 deep supers that are already included in your Apimaye bee hive set, therefore use a shorter frame. Beekeepers choose medium supers for honey production mainly because when filled with honey, they weigh about two thirds of a honey filled deep super.
How deep is a shallow super?
5-¾ in
The three depths of boxes are: Deep (9-⅝ in) Medium (6-⅝ in) Shallow (5-¾ in)
What is the size of a brood box?
Design
| Box | Length x width /mm | Frame height/mm |
|---|---|---|
| Deep (14×12, brood) | 460 x 460 (external) 374 x 424 (internal) | 305 |
| Standard (14×8.5, brood) | 216 | |
| Shallow (14×5.5, honey super) | 140 |
Can you put a honey super on too early?
YES! If you put them no too early the bees lose the heat up to the empty super. That will slow down brood rearing and reduce the number of bees they can keep warm. You are still full with honey so they have food they will clear as they raise new bees.
How many pounds of honey are in a 10 frame medium super?
A shallow 10 frame super full of honey ought to weigh about 40 lbs. A medium super will weigh 40 to 50 lbs. A deep super will weigh 70 to 90 lbs. A deep hive body full of bees, brood, and honey should weigh about 80 lbs.