Hi Peter

Changing the subject a little...

 > (median volume = 45 liters*)

 > * Believe it or not, this is the size of the Langstroth hive! An
 > ordinary hive body set on a bottom board has a capacity of about 2730
 > cubic inches or 45 liters.

Similarly the size of BS brood chamber, although smaller in volume than 
a Langstroth one, is perfectly suited to the bees that it was designed 
to house (AMM), I would have expected in Langstroth's time that there 
was still a high proportion of AMM genes in US bees, as the deliberate 
selection against them was mainly throughout the 1900s, so would the box 
have been too big at the time of inception ?

I have been lead to understand that the Langstroth box was based on the 
size of available candle boxes or champagne crates rather than any 
experiments as to suitability.


Regards & Best 73s, Dave Cushman, G8MZY
http://website.lineone.net/~dave.cushman or http://www.dave-cushman.net
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