10 4.2 Medium Super (shallow honey box) | Dimension | Inches | Millimeters | |-----------|--------|--------------| | External height | 6-5/8 | 168 | | Internal height | 6-5/8 | 168 | | (Length & width same as deep box) | | | 4.3 Frames (Deep, for brood) | Component | Inches | Millimeters | |-----------|--------|--------------| | Top bar length | 19 | 483 | | Top bar width | 1-1/8 | 29 | | Top bar thickness | 3/8 | 9.5 | | Bottom bar length | 17-3/4 | 451 | | Side bar length (deep) | 9-1/8 | 232 | | Side bar width | 1-3/8 | 35 | | Frame depth (outside) | 9-1/8 | 232 |
1. Introduction The Langstroth beehive is the most common beehive design in the world, patented in 1852 by Reverend Lorenzo Lorraine Langstroth. Its revolutionary feature is the "bee space" (3/8 inch or 9.5 mm) – a gap bees will not fill with propolis or comb, allowing movable frames. This report provides complete plans for a standard 10-frame deep Langstroth hive , including dimensions for the bottom board, deep brood boxes, medium supers, inner cover, and outer telescoping cover. beehive langstroth plans
6-1/4 in (159 mm) 4.4 Bottom Board (solid, with entrance reducer) | Dimension | Inches | Millimeters | |-----------|--------|--------------| | Overall length | 22 | 559 | | Overall width | 16-1/4 | 413 | | Thickness | 3/4 | 19 | | Entrance notch | 3/8 × 14 | 9.5 × 356 | 4.5 Inner Cover | Dimension | Inches | Millimeters | |-----------|--------|--------------| | Length | 19-7/8 | 505 | | Width | 16-1/4 | 413 | | Thickness | 3/8 | 9.5 | | Center oval hole (feeder/vent) | 2-1/2 × 10 | 64 × 254 | 4.6 Telescoping Outer Cover | Dimension | Inches | Millimeters | |-----------|--------|--------------| | Length | 21-3/8 | 543 | | Width | 17-3/4 | 451 | | Height (rim) | 2-5/8 | 67 | | Top thickness | 1/2 | 13 | This report provides complete plans for a standard