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Re: Frame-spacing in brood chambers
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"Victor M.Kroenke" <[log in to unmask]>
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Discussion of Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Sat, 15 Feb 1997 19:47:56 -0600
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Joel W. Govostes wrote:
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> Now, back to our Langstroth hive.  Even though the frames are made to space
> the combs at 1 3/8", many beekeepers have found that manipulations are
> speeded up considerably when you only use 9 frames for brood.
 
Maybe my math is in error but I calculate 10 frame spacing to be 1.475
inches
and 9 frame spacing to be 1.62 inches.
 
Vic
Kansas USA

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