8 Frame Mediums for Brood

[BeeHopper]

I will be transitioning to 8 Frame Mediums for Brood from 10 Frame Deeps next year here on the East Coast ( NJ ). I am researching as to how many Mediums I will need for this setup and I am looking towards those Beekeepers who have done the same in the last year or longer, I keep hearing that 3 Mediums are adequate for 10 Frame setups, but working with 8 Frame equipment has me wondering. What does the Hive Mind say  :?

[contactme_11]

3 for 10 frames
4 for 8 frames

[HoneyMaple]

I have 2 hives that use 5 for brood. I don't use an excluder so the brood can extend up as far as the queen wants.

[fermentedhiker]

Use the number of frames you think you need as a guide.  By that I mean if 3 medium frames=2 deep frames and you overwinter your hives as 2 10 frame deeps you would need 30 medium frames to have the same volume of comb.  If you are using 8 frame equipment then 3 boxes=24frames and 4=32frames.  If it was me I would look at the cluster size and determine on a hive by hive basis if they could use/need the fourth box.

[BeeHopper]

Much Thanks for the replies  :-D

[beek4018]

Since mediums frames are shallower than deeps, wouldn't you actually need more than the equivalent number of frames?  If you replace 30 deep frames with 30 mediums you are going to come up short on the space, right?  Realistically you'd need to replace 30 deeps with like 35 meds. to equal the same space?  Or am I missing something?

[beek4018]

Nevermind. I misread your post and missed the 3 or 4meds. = 2 deeps thing.

[Jim134]

30 mediums frames is the same as 20 deep frames




   BEE HAPPY Jim 134  :)

[Robo]

30 mediums frames is the same as 20 deep frames

But cost ~30% more  :-P

[Michael Bush]

>But cost ~30% more

And in an eight frame box weigh 50% less.