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Re: bad weather and queens
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Fri, 30 May 2014 20:17:29 -0400
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Peter wrote:

"...but the basic measurements for the British hive are: Brood box 18 
1/8" square, 8 7/8" deep.
Supers are 5 7/8" deep"

That comes to about a bushel, a unit of measurement more commonly in 
use when the National hive was designed.  It is also (if memory serves) 
close to the volume that Tom Seeley suggests that bees prefer when 
selecting cavities for new homes.

Chris

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