[rkr]

What is the acceptable height between the bottom of the bar where the cells are, and top of the next bar on a frame like this one.

I think I read that the width is around 3/4 of an inch, please confirm that this is also correct.
Also, how many cells per bar will fit; and can you put too many?
RKR

 

[rkr]

Or if you could take a picture of what you use and tell me how you use it that would work. Measurements would be great.
I would like to learn to produce my own queens on a small scale. I have some books but they don't tell me how much room the bees need to make perfect size cells.
I don't want to crowd them, nor do I want to spread them too much.

RKR

 

[KQ6AR]

The ones I saw in use, only had 2 rows. Cups at the top, & in the middle.

 

[rkr]

KQ6AR,
Was it a Deep or a Med? I am actually wanting to build a medium frame. Of course if it is not possible to do this because of the height of the frame then just a bar with cups would do.
Thanks for helping any info is better than what I have now, the best I can do is guess at this point.
RKR

 

[habutti]

If you are going to use a medium I would use one bar, but that does not mean you can't engineer a two bar set up.

 

[Bsupplier]

We offer a cell bar frame for mediums that has two bars. Cat.# 91-M= $3.50
Walter T. Kelley Co.
800-233-2899

 

[AR Beekeeper]

I use the wooden cell base and the wax cups that Kelley sells and I have 2 and a half inches between bars.

 

[rkr]

2.5"
Thanks AR Beek!!

 

[KQ6AR]

sorry I didn't get back sooner to you're question. The one I saw was in a deep.

 

[rkr]

No worries KQ6ar.

 

[Jim Stevens]

Rkr
I hope this will help.
Course you might have found it by now.

Jim

http://www.tc.umn.edu/~reute001/Plan files/pCell Bar & Frame.pdf