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JBJ
04-19-2007, 12:12 PM
I need to settle a debate with another beekeeper. I have read somewhere that a deep frame completely full of honey could hold up to 10 lbs of honey; he says impossible. What do you honey hounds think?
John

Jonathan Hofer
04-19-2007, 02:22 PM
I've weighed frames to be up to 14 pounds, however that's with running 9 frames instead of 10 in the Honey supers.

xC0000005
04-20-2007, 04:01 PM
I sold a few frames that weight 12 lbs each. That was with 10 frames (but the bees drew these out deeper and the next frame over was shallower.)

clintonbemrose
04-21-2007, 05:49 PM
15 pounders in a 9 frame deep supper that means that that supper must weigh over 140 pounds. No wonder my back kills me when we pull honey.
Clint

the kid
04-22-2007, 03:16 PM
try looking on this site
http://www.beekeeping.co.nz/convert.htm#sugarmix1
it has a lot of charts for beekeeping
the kid