CATDOLL : CATDOLL: What are the specifications and dimensions of a beehive?

1. What are the dimensions of beehives and lattice boxes for beekeeping?

1. The best size of beekeeping boxes

1. The thickness of the square lattice box board is about 2 cm, and the center distance is 3.4 cm. Then the inner space length × width is 20.5 cm × 20.5 cm, 24 cm × 24 cm or 27.5 cm × 27.5 cm. The height of each layer is 8-12 cm, and it is better to divide it into about 5-6 layers.

2. The diameter of the beekeeping grid box should not be too large, and the height of each layer should not be too high. If the diameter is too large, the bees will not be able to fill the grid when building combs, and if the height of each layer is too high, the bees may be easily cut when harvesting honey.

3. It is very important to manage bee breeding in spring. Spring is the production and reproduction period of bees, so to do a good job of management in spring, it is mainly necessary to provide sufficient feed for the bees, strengthen inspections, and deal with any problems with the bees in a timely manner.

4. In spring, when managing bees, you must pay attention to keeping them warm and prevent bee mites. If you find bee mites on the bees, take out the dead bees every half a month. If you find accumulation of bee comb residues, open the lid and check it in time. Generally, this means there are mice, and the bee combs damaged by mice need to be replaced in time.

5. In spring, the more bees fly out, the healthier the bee colony. If few bees fly out of the beehive, it should be dealt with in time. Choose noon when the weather conditions are good and the temperature is above 8°C to open the hive for inspection.

2. What are the general dimensions and specifications of beehives?

The standard Chinese bee hive consists of a nest box with 10 nest frames, a shallow super with 10 super frames, a sub-cover, a box cover, etc.

Nest box: inner circumference length 440 mm, width 370 mm, height 270 mm, board thickness 20 mm.

Nest frame: The outer perimeter is 420 mm long and 250 mm high. The upper beam is 25 mm wide, 20 mm thick, 456 mm long, and the frame ear is 28 mm long. The side strip is 240 mm long, 25 mm wide, and 10 mm thick. The lower beam is 400 mm long, 15 mm wide, and 10 mm thick.

Shallow relay box and relay box frame: inner perimeter length 440 mm, width 370 mm, height 135 mm, plate thickness 20 mm. Shallow relay box frame outer perimeter length 420 mm, height 125 mm. Upper beam thickness 15 mm, length 456 mm, width 25 mm.

Auxiliary cover: There are two types: plate cover and iron mesh cover, and their sizes are consistent with the outer dimensions of the box.

Box cover: inner circumference length 490 mm, width 420 mm, side height 85 mm, plate thickness 15 mm.

3. What is the size of the beehive?

The ten-frame standard beehive is the Italian standard beehive, also known as the Lang's beehive or standard beehive. It is the most commonly used beehive at home and abroad. It is composed of a box cover, a sub-cover, a nest box and a super box, a box bottom, a nest door stop, a nest hinge, a partition and a clarion board, and a queen excluder. (1) Box cover. Also known as the big cover, it is made of a 15-20 mm thick wooden board frame, with a 15 mm thick top board nailed to the frame. The frame is 75 mm high, and the inner circumference of the box cover is 516 mm long and 430 mm wide. (2) Sub-cover. It is made of several wooden boards with a thickness of 10 mm. The length and width are the same as the outer dimensions of the box body, that is, 487 mm × 424 mm. The surroundings of the sub-cover can also be made into a wooden frame, and the iron mesh in the middle replaces the wooden board to make an iron mesh sub-cover. (3) Nest box. The four walls of the box body are 22 mm thick, and the inner circumference is 465 mm long, 380 mm wide, and 245 mm high. (4) Super box. Each of the four walls is 22 mm thick, and the inner dimensions are 465 mm long, 380 mm wide, and 243 mm high. (5) Bottom. The movable bottom is made of three bottom edges on the left, right, and back sides and several bottom boards; the bottom edge height is 54 mm, and the bottom board thickness is 22 mm. The two sides of the bottom are of different depths: one side has a bottom edge height of 22 mm, for use in summer or hot weather; the other side has a bottom edge height of 10 mm, for use in winter and when the weather is not hot. The bottom is 590 mm long and 424 mm wide. (6) Nest door stop. When a movable bottom is used, the nest door stop is a 22 mm × 22 mm square strip of wood. On one side of the square strip of wood is a large nest door with a height of 9 mm and a width of 165 mm; on the other side is a small nest door with a height of 8 mm and a width of 50 mm. When a fixed bottom is used, the nest door stop is a wooden strip with a thickness of 10 mm, a height of 10 mm, and a length of 380 mm. (7) Nest hinge. It is a rectangular frame that supports and fixes the honeycomb. The outer dimensions of the nest frame are 448 mm long and 232 mm high. The inner dimensions are 428 mm long and 202 mm high. The upper beam of the nest frame is 480 mm long, 27 mm wide and 20 mm thick. After the two side bars are installed, frame ears with a length of 16 mm, a width of 20 mm and a thickness of 10 mm are left at both ends. (8) Partition board. Made of one or more thin plates, 10 mm thick, with the same length and width as the nest frame.

4. What is the standard size of beehive?

Dimensions of various standard beehives

This standard is applicable to the breeding of Chinese honey bees (abbreviated as Chinese bees) throughout the country.

1. Structure and specifications of the ten-frame standard beehive

The ten-frame standard beehive of Chinese bees consists of nest box, shallow super box, auxiliary cover and box cover. The size specifications of each part are as follows:

1.1 Nesting Box

The inner perimeter is 440mm long, 370mm wide, 270mm high, and 20mm thick. There are 3 to 5 round hole nest doors at the lower back of the two walls. A shallow groove with a width of 12mm and a depth of 3mm is left in the center of the inner surface of the front and rear walls for the insertion of the isolation board. There are two gaps with a length of 120mm and a width of 20mm on the lower edge of the front wall. A nest door board with a length of 386mm, a height of 50mm, and a thickness of 15mm is inserted in the front. There are 10 round hole nest doors on one side of the board, and two tongue-shaped nest doors with a length of 60mm and a height of 10mm on the other side. There are two 80mmXllomm iron screens on the upper part of the rear wall, and each has a 100mm wide wooden board that can be moved left and right for opening and closing. A protective strip is added to the upper edge of the outer periphery of the entire box, with a width of 20mm and a height of 25mm.

1.2 Nesting frame

The outer perimeter is 420mm long and 250mm high. The upper beam is 25mm wide, 20mm thick, 456mm long, the frame ear is 28mm long, the side strip is 240mm long, 25mm wide, and 10mm thick. The lower beam is 400mm long, 15mm wide, and 10mm thick. There is no nest foundation groove on the bottom of the upper beam, and the size of the partition is consistent with the outer perimeter of the nest frame.

1.3 Shallow relay box

The inner circumference is 135mm high, 370mm wide, 440mm long, and 20mm thick. The outer circumference of the shallow super box nest frame is 420mm long and 125mm high. The upper beam is 15mm thick, 456mm long, and 25mm wide (local areas can flexibly adopt it according to the group situation).

1.4 Sub-cover

There are two types: plate cover and wire mesh cover, and their sizes are consistent with the outer dimensions of the box. The plate cover consists of two parts, A and B.

1.5 Box cover

The inner circumference is 490mm long, 420mm wide, 85mm high, and 15mm thick. A 40mm long, 20mm wide and thick wooden board is nailed to the four corners of the inside of the box cover. Or a 420mm long, 20mm wide and thick wooden strip is nailed to the front and back. The box cover is floated on the auxiliary cover. Galvanized iron sheets or linoleum are nailed on the top of the box cover. There are two tongue-shaped vents on each side, 100mm long and 20mm high.

2.2 Technical requirements

a. The wood used must be dried to prevent deformation.

b. Standard beehives should be painted white after processing.

c. The wood used can be replaced by paulownia or similar wood.

2.3 Box cover

a. The box cover should be flat and not twisted or distorted.

b. If conditions permit, measure and nail a layer of 0.30mm thick tinplate on the box cover.

c. The four tongue-shaped holes should be symmetrical and the tongue-shaped nest door should be able to rotate flexibly.

d. The sides of the box are mortise-jointed, with a mortise size of 15X15, and the top board and wooden strips are nailed together with 3/2-inch nails.

2.4 Sub-cover

a. The wood should be dried and made flat without warping.

b. De-edging

2.5 Gauze Cover

a. The wood should be dried.

b. The production should be flat and not warp, and the four frames should be nailed together with iron nails.

c. The wire mesh is fixed with 360×10×10 and 450×10×10 wooden strips using iron nails.

2.6 Shallow super box nest frame

a. The nest frame should move smoothly and without obstruction when placed in the super box.

b. The four frames are nailed together.

2.7 Shallow relay box

a. Fix the iron strips of the nest frame with iron nails.

2.9 Nesting Box

a. The groove for placing the partition should be smooth and flat.

b. The groove for placing the screen pull plate should be smooth and flat.

c. Fix the iron strips of the nest frame with iron nails.

d. The wire mesh is fixed with 245×15×10, 80×15×10 wooden strips and iron nails.

e. The tenon size of the nest box is 20×20.

2.10 Nesting boxes and frames

a. The nest frame should move smoothly when placed in the nest box.

b. The four frames are nailed together.

2.11 Nest door panel

a. The valve with two tongue-shaped holes should rotate flexibly.

b. The nest door panel should be flat and free of warping to ensure smooth placement into the nest box.

2.12 Screen pull plate

a.Chamfered edge.

b. The pull board should be able to be pulled freely when placed into the nest box.

2.13 Nest box partition

a.Chamfered edge.

This standard was drafted by the Chinese Bee Standard Box Research Collaboration Group of the Beekeeping Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences.

The main drafters of this standard are Yang Guanhuang, Duan Jinning, Wu Yongzhong and Xiao Hongliang.

The Institute of Apiculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences is entrusted with the responsibility for interpreting this standard.

5. What is the standard size of a beehive?

The dimensions of the standard beehive for Chinese bees are as follows: the inner circumference of the hive should be 440 mm, 370 mm wide, 270 mm high, and 20 mm thick. There should be a shallow groove 12 mm wide and 3 mm deep in the center of the inner surface of the front and rear walls, and two notches 120 mm long and 20 mm wide on the lower edge of the front wall. The upper edge of the entire box should be widened to a 20 mm, 25 mm high protective strip.

6. What is the standard size of a beehive?

1 Nest box: The inner circumference is 440mm long, 370mm wide, 270mm high, and the board thickness is 20mm. There is a shallow groove 12mm wide and 3mm deep in the center of the inner surface of the front and rear walls. There are two notches 120mm long and 20mm wide on the lower edge of the front wall, and a protective strip is added to the upper edge of the outer periphery of the box.

2. Nest frame: The outer perimeter of the nest frame is 420mm long and 250mm high, and the upper beam is 456mm long, 25mm wide and 20mm thick.

7. What size beehive is best for raising bees?

For beekeeping, it is generally best to use a box of 25x25x10 cm.

At present, the popular lattice boxes on the market are 25x25x10 in length, width and height per layer, with a total of 5 layers and a total height of 50 cm. However, it is best to determine the size according to the location. For example, it is recommended to have an inner space of 30 cm in length and width in the north of the Yangtze River, and 25 cm in length and width in the south of the Yangtze River. If it is a strong group, the inner space can be increased to 35 cm.

8. What are the general dimensions of a beehive?

The inner circumference of the nest box is 440 mm long, 370 mm wide, 270 mm high, and 20 mm thick. There is a shallow groove 12 mm wide and 3 mm deep in the center of the inner surface of the front and rear walls. There are two notches 120 mm long and 20 mm wide on the lower edge of the front wall. The upper edge of the entire box is protected by a 20 mm wide, 25 mm high protective strip.

9. What are the length, width and height of a standard beehive for Chinese bees? What are the length, width and height of a standard beehive for Italian bees?

The length, width and height of the standard Chinese beehive are 480*370*270 (the upper beam of the nest frame is 475 cm long, the upper beam is 25 cm wide, and the distance between the lower beam and the bottom plate of the nest box is 25 cm). The length, width and height of the standard Italian beehive are 500*380*280 cm. The beehive is a place for bees to reproduce and thrive during the beekeeping process, and is the most basic beekeeping tool. In 1857, the American Lang invented the movable frame beehive, which, together with the subsequent invention of the nest foundation machine and the honey separator, is known as the three major inventions of beekeeping tools. It is the use of these beekeeping tools that ended the traditional beekeeping production method of using earth nests and destroying nests to obtain honey for thousands of years, laid the foundation for new beekeeping, and made a huge leap in beekeeping production.

At the beginning of the last century, live-frame beehives were introduced into my country together with Italian honey bees. Now there are many beehives used in my country, such as ten-frame beehives, Dadan beehives, twelve-frame square beehives, etc. Their specifications and sizes are different, but the structural principles are basically the same. Beginner beekeepers can buy used beehives from beekeepers, or make their own beehives according to specifications.