[Chick]

What are the dimensions of an 8 frame hive body? Length and Width only, Im sure the depth is the same.

 

[AmericasBeekeeper]

length is same as five or ten frame - 19 7/8
width is 14 inches

 

[fish_stix]

Dadant's and others' boxes are 13 3/4" wide, 19 7/8" long. Leaves lots of room to manipulate frames without squashing bees and queen.

 

[Chick]

Is that outside dimensions? I don't know what I was thinking, of course the length would be the same. Apparently, I wasn't.:doh:

I built a bait hive, and the inner dimensions came out 12" wide. I have not had time to drop any frames in it, but I think that 8 frames will fit in it. Probably only use 7.

 

[KQ6AR]

Not an answer to you're question.
I just read an article in bee culture that says 8 frame hives build up faster than 10 frame hives in the spring.

interesting

 

[Chick]

That's odd. I'm sure there is a reason.

 

[Joseph Clemens]

Width of 8-frame equipment does vary, Michael Bush has some of the variations listed on his web site, you should check it out. One of those standard dimensions are what I chose for mine which is 13-3/4" outside width, and that gives me a 12-1/4" inside width.

 

[Tom G. Laury]

The old time dimension for 8 frame ends is 13&7/8".

 

[Chick]

Thanks fellows. Just curious. My bait hive is 12" inside dimensions, and I will probably put 7 frames in it. Where I plan to take it, it will be several weeks, maybe over a month, before I can check it.