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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.
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Re: 1 Deep Hive Box 10 Frames = How Many Medium Hive Boxes 10 Frames
« Reply #1 on: May 08, 2017, 11:33:26 pm »
You really should listen to your husband.

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Re: 1 Deep Hive Box 10 Frames = How Many Medium Hive Boxes 10 Frames
« Reply #2 on: May 09, 2017, 08:40:08 am »
2 Deeps = 3 Mediums

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

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Re: 1 Deep Hive Box 10 Frames = How Many Medium Hive Boxes 10 Frames
« Reply #3 on: May 09, 2017, 01:03:13 pm »
Oooh, that's where my equation went off. So it would be 1 deep = 2 meds...
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Re: 1 Deep Hive Box 10 Frames = How Many Medium Hive Boxes 10 Frames
« Reply #4 on: May 09, 2017, 01:15:48 pm »
No,  it would be 1 Deep = 1.5 Mediums

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Re: 1 Deep Hive Box 10 Frames = How Many Medium Hive Boxes 10 Frames
« Reply #5 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 ;)
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Re: 1 Deep Hive Box 10 Frames = How Many Medium Hive Boxes 10 Frames
« Reply #6 on: May 09, 2017, 02:59:59 pm »
1 deep and 2 mediums is what you'll have to do.
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Re: 1 Deep Hive Box 10 Frames = How Many Medium Hive Boxes 10 Frames
« Reply #7 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:
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Re: 1 Deep Hive Box 10 Frames = How Many Medium Hive Boxes 10 Frames
« Reply #8 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:

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Re: 1 Deep Hive Box 10 Frames = How Many Medium Hive Boxes 10 Frames
« Reply #9 on: May 09, 2017, 11:55:19 pm »
I thought shallows were designed for comb honey?
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Re: 1 Deep Hive Box 10 Frames = How Many Medium Hive Boxes 10 Frames
« Reply #10 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.

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Re: 1 Deep Hive Box 10 Frames = How Many Medium Hive Boxes 10 Frames
« Reply #11 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.....