National Hive Roof Dimensions

External dimensions are the same as the commercial hive.

National hive roof dimensions.

National 14 x 12 box. 1 x 6 clear pine. Hives the national hive 1920 s the national hive is the most popular hive in the uk because of this it makes life easier for bee keepers to buy colonies on frames or exchange equipment with other bee keepers. If the beespace is the same commercial parts can be used with national hives.

Below is are dimensions of national langstroth commercial smith and dadant hives. The national hive. Although some bee keepers think the national brood box is too small for a prolific queen. Simply stack the roof on top of your inner cover and that s it your british national hive is ready for her royal majesty and her subjects.

Its dimensions are generally smaller and notably the brood chamber is shallower than the typical langstroth hive to suit a less prolific bee strain. It provides ventilation and protection from the elements. The roof sits on top of it all. 20 1 4 x 5 3 4 x 3 4 these are the long side panels.

National beehive external dimension 18 1 8 square brood body depth 8 7 8 14 x 12 brood body depth 12 super depth 5 7 8 the brood area is 2200 sq. As well as the buttons above there are dimensional and construction details here for the national hive. The design and dimensions of the national single walled hive are given in full in the specification issued by the british standards institution british standard 1300. The standard for the national is bottom bee space the commercial can be top or bottom.

Quantity material dimensions notes. It is quite common to use national supers on commercial brood boxes or commercial supers on national brood boxes. 18 x 1 1 4 x 3 4 two of these are the long sides of the inner ridge rail and the other two are the short sides of the inner ridge rail. Roof for the british national hive.

Drawings and dimensions of component parts that can be used together to form a british standard national bee hive. With thanks to beekeeping forum. The information given here has been copied and summarised from the ministry of agriculture fisheries and food advisory leaflet 367 the british national hive. Of worker cells 50 000.