From: "joel acheson" <joeljed@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 04 May 2001 00:45:09 -0000
To: BiologicalBeekeeping@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: bee bobs

Dee answered:

>Joel, Dave has given some imput on this already. to add to. For every
>degree
>of latitude change figure about a 2% size difference in the size of the
>workerbee with corresponding difference in size of cell width built for
>thorax, from which then all sizes and body parts of the bees change.

Joel says:
Thanx for this Dee. I guess my question was poorly phrased, for I was
referring to the dimensions of the frame one creates for the bees to build
their comb within.

I am of the understanding that Langstroth developed all of his dimensions to make the pieces fit in the kerosene boxes prevalent in his time. That
doesn't necessarily make them the "best" dimensions from Miss Bee's
perspective.

So I was wondering whether there has been any experimenting to see whether bees prefer a frame which is deeper or shallower, in relation to length, than the standard Lang frame?

But your answer prompts the question "In reference to what?" If there is a
2% cell differentiation for each degree of lattitude, or difference in
altitude, what is the base size, lattitude, and altitude, from which to
determine optimum size for one's given location?

Thanx, Joel