If you measure the true sizes of a deep box and the assembled frames,
measure the space above and below. I think the addition of the two
numbers will come up to bee space.

Thom Bradley

Lance Gillette wrote:
>
> I'm becoming a new beekeeper next month. If a box is 9 5/8" deep and the
> frames for it are 9 1/8" tall there will be 1/2" space above and below the
> frames. This is 1/8" more than the maximum allowable bee space. People
> recommend this size equipment but when I email them this question I get no
> reply. How is this supposed to work?
>
> Lance Gillette