Worldwide Beekeeping
Beekeeping => General Beekeeping => Topic started by: Jen on October 04, 2015, 12:39:38 pm
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This is a shot in the dark. I have an internet beekeeper friend, he's way up there in years and has been beeking all of his life. He asked me where can he get the #1 comb boxes that he used way back in the day.
Does anyone know about these type of boxes?
And, why are they different than the boxes manufactured today?
UPDATE: This is a copy/paste of this mans email. Now that I've read this latest comment from my friend, I think what he is looking for is shallows.
"Dick calls them 1 pound boxes. They are tongue and groove and they fit flat in the container... Does that make sense? They are for collecting comb"
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https://www.kelleybees.com/Shop?page=1&perpage=12&cat=0&orderby=featured+desc&search=basswood&brand=&sale=0&new=0&featured=0&all=0
This might be what he is talking about, just a guess.
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Hi G3 ~ that's what I was thinking as well, I feel like he's asking for mediums and shallows, but he call the 1# boxes, or 1 pound boxes.
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G3 nailed it. These are set up for comb honey production. each about a lb of comb honey. Last I knew you couldn't get them from Kelly because they was back ordered
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So a 1# box is a shallow... Thanks ;)
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no, each little split box weighs in at a little more than a pound each, there are 28 of these boxes in a super, which is only 4 3/4" tall, smaller than a shallow.