Worldwide Beekeeping
Beekeeping => Do-It-Yourself Plans and Prints => Topic started by: Nugget Shooter on August 31, 2016, 11:09:20 am
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BEE SPACE, got handed a lesson today and learned the hard way about slight measurement mistakes in supers... 1/8 short on height + 1/8 short on rabbit depth on frame grove = not enough bee space when adding another super. The box was one of my first and knowing it was just a little off I went ahead and used it.... >:(
So today I try to add a medium on top of second brood box.
between brood boxes there is comb with honey in it since there is a little extra space between them and above the bottom of the medium frames almost touch the frames below. now either I shim the top for the medium super and struggle with the bees burr combing the boxes together or replace the 2nd brood box and swap frames.
I will swap boxes tomorrow since that is the correct way and each new addition to the pile will further my issue if I don't, but lesson learned and I am posting this for others new to making their own woodenware to pay close attention to even small mistakes in measurement. Size does matter :-[
as they say "back to the ol' drawing board"
Bill
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Bees have a way of pointing those things out. :)
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Any of us that have made some of our own equipment can well sympathize with you. :yes:
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LOL What Perry said!!!
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Its especially bad, finding out after making a bunch of something. And really bad when you make it again :laugh: Been there done that. Got the t-shirt to prove it.
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Just so I know . How much space is needed between the framed from top to bottom?
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5/16 to 3/8 inch, preferably 3/8
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What about the space along the sides of the frames. Everything I have seen you center all the frames and split the difference. How crucial is that space or what does it need to be.
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Only with foundation. Once drawn out, you equal space all frames.