Trees is round, but the boards that come out of them aren't. We used to keep bees in round things, log gums and skep baskets. Rectangular boxes are more convenient for us.
There is some idea that the size of Langstroths original designed boxes were what they were because that is the size of the boards that he found available at the time.
There is some idea that the size of Langstroths original designed boxes were what they were because that is the size of the boards that he found available at the time.