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Beekeeping => Beekeeping 101 => Topic started by: Jen on May 08, 2017, 11:24:13 pm

Title: 1 Deep Hive Box 10 Frames = How Many Medium Hive Boxes 10 Frames
Post by: Jen on May 08, 2017, 11:24:13 pm: I'm up to my ears in medium nucs, I have 8. Have sold 2. During our next bee group meeting, I want to do a short presentation with 1 deep hive box and 3 medium hive boxes, and how both set ups equal the same volume of bees. I don't understand this math, but we have discussed it before on this forum. Hubby keeps saying that it's 1 deep hive box = 2 medium hive boxes. I think it's 3 medium hive boxes.
Title: Re: 1 Deep Hive Box 10 Frames = How Many Medium Hive Boxes 10 Frames
Post by: Some Day on May 08, 2017, 11:33:26 pm: You really should listen to your husband.
Title: Re: 1 Deep Hive Box 10 Frames = How Many Medium Hive Boxes 10 Frames
Post by: robo on May 09, 2017, 08:40:08 am: 2 Deeps = 3 Mediums

18-1/4" frame depth vs 18-3/4" frame depth
Title: Re: 1 Deep Hive Box 10 Frames = How Many Medium Hive Boxes 10 Frames
Post by: Jen on May 09, 2017, 01:03:13 pm: Oooh, that's where my equation went off. So it would be 1 deep = 2 meds...
Title: Re: 1 Deep Hive Box 10 Frames = How Many Medium Hive Boxes 10 Frames
Post by: robo on May 09, 2017, 01:15:48 pm: No, it would be 1 Deep = 1.5 Mediums
Title: Re: 1 Deep Hive Box 10 Frames = How Many Medium Hive Boxes 10 Frames
Post by: Jen on May 09, 2017, 02:28:36 pm: Ummm, well if you want to be exact about it..Yah! But the closest we can get would be 1 deep = 2 meds...

I mean, how else can we do that?... unless I'm missing something here, which is very possible ;)
Title: Re: 1 Deep Hive Box 10 Frames = How Many Medium Hive Boxes 10 Frames
Post by: Perry on May 09, 2017, 02:59:59 pm: 1 deep and 2 mediums is what you'll have to do.
Title: Re: 1 Deep Hive Box 10 Frames = How Many Medium Hive Boxes 10 Frames
Post by: Jen on May 09, 2017, 03:13:22 pm: Okay! Thanks you guys. I really need to know what I'm talking about at the next meeting and this really helped :eusa_clap:
Title: Re: 1 Deep Hive Box 10 Frames = How Many Medium Hive Boxes 10 Frames
Post by: CBT on May 09, 2017, 10:32:33 pm: Don't forget our shallow friends. 2 shallows would be very close to 1 deep. Yes people do still use them. :yes:
Title: Re: 1 Deep Hive Box 10 Frames = How Many Medium Hive Boxes 10 Frames
Post by: Jen on May 09, 2017, 11:55:19 pm: I thought shallows were designed for comb honey?
Title: Re: 1 Deep Hive Box 10 Frames = How Many Medium Hive Boxes 10 Frames
Post by: blueblood on May 10, 2017, 07:01:17 am: Too much math this early in the morning, ha! I have a few shallows I use for honey supers. I can fit two of them in each basket wall in the extractor. I don't use them for comb honey. I actually like their size. But, I have too many mediums going on to change now.
Title: Re: 1 Deep Hive Box 10 Frames = How Many Medium Hive Boxes 10 Frames
Post by: 40 Acre Bees on May 10, 2017, 05:59:59 pm: We were using shallows when were trying foundationless, but I added plastic foundation to all the frames this year and that is what we are going with. Why waste a good frame and a good box. Easier on the back too.....