Switched to 8 frame langs

With age comes wisdom and aches and pains, good move. Seeing the pic of your hives makes me want to get some hives going again.

I have been switching to 8 frame as well, and 5 frame. My mentor has his bees in 10 frame, but I think he is hurting , handling the big boxes. Bees are doing well, got through the winter , with no losses. Gave them lots of feed fall and early spring. Have supers added'


A useful thing that I made, and find useful. A plywood adapter, cut out of 3/8 plywood. Several sizes. 10-8, 10-5,8=5. Cut the center out to suit. I am using on a 10 frame hive, with queen excluder. Then adding 8 frame honey boxes. You could also use 5 frame supers if too heavy. Or 2 - 5 frame side by side. Old buggers , can make things, to keep their backs happy.good luck old 243

I have 8 frame full hives and five frame nucs. I did have to resurrect some old ten frame equipment recently as I ran out of my standard equipment while capturing swarms.





I check out the two frame nucs on barn yard. Thanks for the question.