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Re: “1st. Annual Swarm Catching. Swarm Baiting, Colony Removal Competition“.
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Mon, 18 Mar 2013 17:56:38 -0400
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Stan wrote:
"A nuc box is too small.  A 40 litre cavity is much better.  Some nest
cavities were in the 20 - 30 litre range but none was smaller than 12
litres.  A standard deep box is about 41 litres."

I don't think it can be entirely by coincidence that the (UK) National 
brood box has a capacity of almost exactly one bushel.

Chris

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