1 Deep Hive Box 10 Frames = How Many Medium Hive Boxes 10 Frames

[Jen]

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.

[Some Day]

You really should listen to your husband.

[robo]

2 Deeps = 3 Mediums

18-1/4" frame depth vs 18-3/4" frame depth

[Jen]

Oooh, that's where my equation went off. So it would be 1 deep = 2 meds...

[robo]

No,  it would be 1 Deep = 1.5 Mediums

[Jen]

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

[Perry]

1 deep and 2 mediums is what you'll have to do.

[Jen]

Okay! Thanks you guys. I really need to know what I'm talking about at the next meeting and this really helped 

[CBT]

Don't forget our shallow friends. 2 shallows would be very close to 1 deep. Yes people do still use them.

[Jen]

I thought shallows were designed for comb honey?

[blueblood]

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.

[40 Acre Bees]

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.....