{"id":305,"date":"2017-11-23T22:28:41","date_gmt":"2017-11-23T22:28:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/?page_id=305"},"modified":"2026-08-30T16:08:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T15:08:04","slug":"british-hives","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/?page_id=305","title":{"rendered":"British Hives"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style> h2, h3, h4 {color: green;}\r\n\r\n.maxwidth {\r\n  max-width: 800px;\r\n  margin: auto;\r\n}\r\n\r\n#ednavgrid {display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(100px, 1fr)); grid-gap: 2px; align-items: stretch; }\r\n\r\n#ednavgrid > div > a {display: block; padding: 5px; color: #125c97; background-color: #ddd; text-align: center; text-decoration: none;}\r\n\r\n#ednavgrid > div > a:hover:not(.active) {background-color: #bbb;} \r\n\r\n.image-container12 {display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: center; align-items: center;} \r\n.card12 { padding: 5px; display: inline-block; } \r\n.card12 > p { font-size: small; color: green; text-align: center;} \r\n.card12 > img {border-radius: 5px; }\r\n\r\n<\/style>\n\n\n\n<style>\n.bgdiv2 {\n  position: relative;\n  left: 0px;\n  z-index: 0;\n  width: 300px;\n  height: 526px;\n  margin: auto;\n  background-image: url(\"https:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Exploded-National.png\"  );\n  background-repeat: no-repeat;\n  background-size: cover;\n}\n\n@media screen and (max-width: 650px) {div.bgdiv2 {margin: 0px;}}\n\nimg {\n  postion: relative;\n  left: 0px;\n  transition: left 2s;\n  cursor: pointer;\n}\n\n.fgdiv2 {\n  position: relative;\n  z-index: 5;\n}\n\n<\/style>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"national\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/?page_id=305#national\">National<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/?page_id=305#national-14-x-12\">14&#215;12<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/?page_id=305#wbc\">WBC<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/?page_id=305#commercial\">Commercial<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/?page_id=305#smith\">Smith<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:101px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">National<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The National hive, sometimes called the British Standard National (but British Standard no longer exists) or Modified National. This single walled hive is widely used by beginners as it has long lugs on the frames which make the frames easier to handle. The brood box takes 11 frames 14\u201d wide by 8\u00bd\u201d high. It is most convenient to adopt a self spacing Hoffman frame and take up the space left in the brood box with a dummy board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<style> .edHiveTable { width: 100%; text-align: center; background-color: #FFFFEE; border-collapse: collapse; } .edHiveTable td, .edHiveTable th { vertical-align: top; padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #daa520; }<\/style>\n\n\n\n<table class=\"edHiveTable\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr style=\"background-color: #daa520; color: white;\">\r\n<th style=\"width: 20%;\">HIVE DATA<\/th>\r\n<th style=\"width: 20%;\">NATIONAL<\/th>\r\n<th style=\"width: 20%;\">NATIONAL 14&#215;12<\/th>\r\n<th style=\"width: 20%;\">W B C<\/th>\r\n<th style=\"width: 20%;\">COMMERCIAL<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Brood frame<\/td>\r\n<td>14&#8243; x 8\u00bd&#8221;<\/td>\r\n<td>14&#8243; x 12&#8243;<\/td>\r\n<td>14&#8243; x 8\u00bd&#8221;<\/td>\r\n<td>16&#8243; x 10&#8243;<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Super frame<\/td>\r\n<td>14&#8243; x 5\u00bd&#8221;<\/td>\r\n<td>14&#8243; x 5\u00bd&#8221;<\/td>\r\n<td>14&#8243; x 5\u00bd&#8221;<\/td>\r\n<td>16&#8243; x 6&#8243;<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Frames \/ brood box<\/td>\r\n<td>11<\/td>\r\n<td>11<\/td>\r\n<td>10<\/td>\r\n<td>12<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Cells \/ brood box<\/td>\r\n<td>54,000<\/td>\r\n<td>80,000<\/td>\r\n<td>49,000<\/td>\r\n<td>80,000<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Lug length<\/td>\r\n<td>1\u00bd&#8221;<\/td>\r\n<td>1\u00bd&#8221;<\/td>\r\n<td>1\u00bd&#8221;<\/td>\r\n<td>5\/8&#8243;<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This amount of comb is adequate for a moderately strong colony but not sufficient for a very prolific colony. However, you can always use two brood boxes, which may make colony inspections more difficult but provides more convenience for swarm control and other hive manipulations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alternatively you could use a \u2018brood and a half\u2019, that is, a brood box plus a super used for brood (not recommended as the two frame sizes are not interchangeable) or you could upgrade to 14\u201d x 12\u201d, a Deep National. The extra depth yields a comb area similar to a Commercial (see <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/?page_id=305#national-14-x-12\">14 x 12<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/?page_id=305#commercial\">Commercial<\/a><\/strong> pages).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This model of hive therefore has plenty of options to suit your beekeeping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nationals usually have a flat roof which can be turned upside down and used to rest hive parts on. The hive is square so hive boxes can be warm way or cold way, i.e. frames sit parallel (warm way) or at right angles (cold way) to the entrance.<br><br>The majority of National hives are bottom bee space but they can be manufactured with top bee space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"image-container12\">\n\n<div class=\"card12\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"The National hive\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Hive-National-hive.jpg\" alt=\"The National hive\" width=\"268\" height=\"284\">\n<p style=\"max-width: 268px;\">The National hive<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Click below to show\/hide the exploded hive<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bgdiv2\">\n  \n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"fgdiv2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/National-hive1.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"526\">\n  \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<script type = \"text\/javascript\">  \r\n\r\nvar coll = document.getElementsByClassName(\"fgdiv\");\r\nvar i;\r\n\r\nfor (i = 0; i < coll.length; i++) {\r\n  coll[i].addEventListener(\"click\", function() {\r\n    this.classList.toggle(\"active\");\r\n    var content = this;\r\n\r\n   if (content.style.left > '0px') {\r\n       content.style.left = '0px';\r\n    }\r\n\r\n    else {\r\n      content.style.left = '310px';\r\n    } \r\n  });\r\n}\r\n\r\n    \r\n      <\/script>\n\n\n\n<a name=\"htsecondhand\"> <\/a>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Buying second hand equipment<\/strong><br>Do you know what to look for? The drawing below shows critical dimensions for National hives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1545\" height=\"1464\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/National-dimensions1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13923\" style=\"width:600px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<!--\n<script>\nfunction magFunction(imgs) {\n  var expandImg = document.getElementById(\"expandedImg\");\n  var imgText = document.getElementById(\"imgtext\");\n  expandImg.src = imgs.src;\n  \n  imgText.innerHTML = imgs.alt;\n  expandImg.parentElement.style.display = \"block\";\n}\n<\/script>\n-->\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator aligncenter has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"national-14-x-12\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/?page_id=305#national\">National<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/?page_id=305#national-14-x-12\">14&#215;12<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/?page_id=305#wbc\">WBC<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/?page_id=305#commercial\">Commercial<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/?page_id=305#smith\">Smith<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">National 14 x 12<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The National 14 x 12 is based on the Standard National. It has long lugs on the frames making them easier to handle. The brood box takes 11 frames 14\u201d wide by 12\u201d high and uses Hoffman spacing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The brood area is about half as much again as the standard National hive and is therefore adequate for a prolific colony. This means you will only ever have to inspect 11 brood frames per colony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<style> .edHiveTable { width: 100%; text-align: center; background-color: #FFFFEE; border-collapse: collapse; } .edHiveTable td, .edHiveTable th { vertical-align: top; padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #daa520; }<\/style>\n\n\n\n<table class=\"edHiveTable\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr style=\"background-color: #daa520; color: white;\">\r\n<th style=\"width: 20%;\">HIVE DATA<\/th>\r\n<th style=\"width: 20%;\">NATIONAL<\/th>\r\n<th style=\"width: 20%;\">NATIONAL 14&#215;12<\/th>\r\n<th style=\"width: 20%;\">W B C<\/th>\r\n<th style=\"width: 20%;\">COMMERCIAL<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Brood frame<\/td>\r\n<td>14&#8243; x 8\u00bd&#8221;<\/td>\r\n<td>14&#8243; x 12&#8243;<\/td>\r\n<td>14&#8243; x 8\u00bd&#8221;<\/td>\r\n<td>16&#8243; x 10&#8243;<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Super frame<\/td>\r\n<td>14&#8243; x 5\u00bd&#8221;<\/td>\r\n<td>14&#8243; x 5\u00bd&#8221;<\/td>\r\n<td>14&#8243; x 5\u00bd&#8221;<\/td>\r\n<td>16&#8243; x 6&#8243;<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Frames \/ brood box<\/td>\r\n<td>11<\/td>\r\n<td>11<\/td>\r\n<td>10<\/td>\r\n<td>12<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Cells \/ brood box<\/td>\r\n<td>54,000<\/td>\r\n<td>80,000<\/td>\r\n<td>49,000<\/td>\r\n<td>80,000<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Lug length<\/td>\r\n<td>1\u00bd&#8221;<\/td>\r\n<td>1\u00bd&#8221;<\/td>\r\n<td>1\u00bd&#8221;<\/td>\r\n<td>5\/8&#8243;<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The supers are identical to those on a National hive.<br><br>The 14 x 12 eke is a simple device which fits on top of a National brood box to provide space for 12&#8243; high frames (see below). You can even buy a kit to convert National brood frames to 14 x 12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"224\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Hive-14x12-eke.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12517\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Diagram of a 14 x 12 brood chamber with two National supers. These hives are sometimes referred to as Deep Nationals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"259\" height=\"328\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Hive-14x12-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12516\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator aligncenter has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"wbc\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/?page_id=305#national\">National<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/?page_id=305#national-14-x-12\">14&#215;12<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/?page_id=305#wbc\">WBC<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/?page_id=305#commercial\">Commercial<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/?page_id=305#smith\">Smith<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<style>\n.bgdiv {\n  position: relative;\n  left: 0px;\n  z-index: 0;\n  width: 300px;\n  height: 402px;\n  margin: auto;\n  background-image: url(\"https:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WBC-inside.jpg\"  );\n  background-repeat: no-repeat;\n  background-size: cover;\n}\n\n\n@media screen and (max-width: 650px) {div.bgdiv {margin: 0px;}}\n\nimg {\n  postion: relative;\n  left: 0px;\n  transition: left 2s;\n  cursor: pointer;\n}\n\n.fgdiv {\n  position: relative;\n  z-index: 5;\n}\n\n\n<\/style>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WBC<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The WBC hive was designed in 1890 by William Broughton Carr. It is classified as a double walled hive and is the iconic image of a hive, usually painted white.<br><br>The inner boxes are made of thinner timber than the National, making it lighter.<br><br>The WBC brood chamber takes 10 long lug frames compared to 11 in the National hive. The frames are identical. Similarly, the WBC supers take up to 10 National super frames.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<style> .edHiveTable { width: 100%; text-align: center; background-color: #FFFFEE; border-collapse: collapse; } .edHiveTable td, .edHiveTable th { vertical-align: top; padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #daa520; }<\/style>\n\n\n\n<table class=\"edHiveTable\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr style=\"background-color: #daa520; color: white;\">\r\n<th style=\"width: 20%;\">HIVE DATA<\/th>\r\n<th style=\"width: 20%;\">NATIONAL<\/th>\r\n<th style=\"width: 20%;\">NATIONAL 14&#215;12<\/th>\r\n<th style=\"width: 20%;\">W B C<\/th>\r\n<th style=\"width: 20%;\">COMMERCIAL<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Brood frame<\/td>\r\n<td>14&#8243; x 8\u00bd&#8221;<\/td>\r\n<td>14&#8243; x 12&#8243;<\/td>\r\n<td>14&#8243; x 8\u00bd&#8221;<\/td>\r\n<td>16&#8243; x 10&#8243;<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Super frame<\/td>\r\n<td>14&#8243; x 5\u00bd&#8221;<\/td>\r\n<td>14&#8243; x 5\u00bd&#8221;<\/td>\r\n<td>14&#8243; x 5\u00bd&#8221;<\/td>\r\n<td>16&#8243; x 6&#8243;<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Frames \/ brood box<\/td>\r\n<td>11<\/td>\r\n<td>11<\/td>\r\n<td>10<\/td>\r\n<td>12<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Cells \/ brood box<\/td>\r\n<td>54,000<\/td>\r\n<td>80,000<\/td>\r\n<td>49,000<\/td>\r\n<td>80,000<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Lug length<\/td>\r\n<td>1\u00bd&#8221;<\/td>\r\n<td>1\u00bd&#8221;<\/td>\r\n<td>1\u00bd&#8221;<\/td>\r\n<td>5\/8&#8243;<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The outer boxes or lifts act as protection for the inner hive. Thus there is double the amount of work moving boxes during inspections. This is offset to some extent by the extra protection afforded by the lifts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WBC hives have the same capacity problem as Nationals so it is not surprising that a WBC brood box may be purchased to take 14 x 12 frames (note that an extra lift will be required). Or you could use double brood boxes for prolific colonies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other points to take into consideration:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The pitched roof makes it difficult to turn upside down and rest hive parts on, but the lifts can be removed, stacked to one side and used instead.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The protected inner boxes do not need paint or other wood preserver.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The drawing below is a typical WBC hive with sliders to vary the entrance width.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"334\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Hive-WBC-large.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12527\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Click the hive below for an internal view<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bgdiv\">\n  <div>\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"fgdiv\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Which-hive-WBC.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"402\">\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<a name=\"htsecondhand\"> <\/a>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Buying second hand equipment<\/strong><br>Do you know what to look for? The drawing below shows critical dimensions for WBC hives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1114\" height=\"755\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WBC-boxes.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13924\" style=\"width:600px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator aligncenter has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"commercial\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/?page_id=305#national\">National<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/?page_id=305#national-14-x-12\">14&#215;12<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/?page_id=305#wbc\">WBC<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/?page_id=305#commercial\">Commercial<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/?page_id=305#smith\">Smith<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">  \r\n\r\nvar coll = document.getElementsByClassName(\"fgdiv2\");\r\nvar i;\r\n\r\nfor (i = 0; i < coll.length; i++) {\r\n  coll[i].addEventListener(\"click\", function() {\r\n    this.classList.toggle(\"active\");\r\n    var content = this;\r\n\r\n   if (content.style.left > '0px') {\r\n       content.style.left = '0px';\r\n    }\r\n\r\n    else {\r\n      content.style.left = '310px';\r\n    } \r\n  });\r\n}\r\n\r\n    \r\n      <\/script>\n\n\n\n<script type = \"text\/javascript\">  \r\n\r\nvar coll = document.getElementsByClassName(\"fgdiv\");\r\nvar i;\r\n\r\nfor (i = 0; i < coll.length; i++) {\r\n  coll[i].addEventListener(\"click\", function() {\r\n    this.classList.toggle(\"active\");\r\n    var content = this;\r\n\r\n   if (content.style.left > '0px') {\r\n       content.style.left = '0px';\r\n    }\r\n\r\n    else {\r\n      content.style.left = '310px';\r\n    } \r\n  });\r\n}\r\n\r\n    \r\n      <\/script>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Commercial<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Commercial hive is a single walled hive designed to provide a brood chamber big enough for a prolific colony without additional brood or honey storage space. Frames are 16\u201d x 10\u201d Hoffman spaced in the brood chamber and 16\u201d x 6\u201d in the supers.<br><br>Brood boxes hold 12 frames and are usually constructed with bottom bee space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<style> .edHiveTable { width: 100%; text-align: center; background-color: #FFFFEE; border-collapse: collapse; } .edHiveTable td, .edHiveTable th { vertical-align: top; padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #daa520; }<\/style>\n\n\n\n<table class=\"edHiveTable\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr style=\"background-color: #daa520; color: white;\">\r\n<th style=\"width: 20%;\">HIVE DATA<\/th>\r\n<th style=\"width: 20%;\">NATIONAL<\/th>\r\n<th style=\"width: 20%;\">NATIONAL 14&#215;12<\/th>\r\n<th style=\"width: 20%;\">W B C<\/th>\r\n<th style=\"width: 20%;\">COMMERCIAL<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Brood frame<\/td>\r\n<td>14&#8243; x 8\u00bd&#8221;<\/td>\r\n<td>14&#8243; x 12&#8243;<\/td>\r\n<td>14&#8243; x 8\u00bd&#8221;<\/td>\r\n<td>16&#8243; x 10&#8243;<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Super frame<\/td>\r\n<td>14&#8243; x 5\u00bd&#8221;<\/td>\r\n<td>14&#8243; x 5\u00bd&#8221;<\/td>\r\n<td>14&#8243; x 5\u00bd&#8221;<\/td>\r\n<td>16&#8243; x 6&#8243;<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Frames \/ brood box<\/td>\r\n<td>11<\/td>\r\n<td>11<\/td>\r\n<td>10<\/td>\r\n<td>12<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Cells \/ brood box<\/td>\r\n<td>54,000<\/td>\r\n<td>80,000<\/td>\r\n<td>49,000<\/td>\r\n<td>80,000<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Lug length<\/td>\r\n<td>1\u00bd&#8221;<\/td>\r\n<td>1\u00bd&#8221;<\/td>\r\n<td>1\u00bd&#8221;<\/td>\r\n<td>5\/8&#8243;<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Commercial frames have short lugs (5\/8\u201d) in order to allow the hive parts to be square. Compare 1\u00bd\u201d lugs for the National.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The outside dimensions are only slightly larger than the National hive and it is possible to use National floorboards, crown boards, queen excluders and even supers with Commercial brood boxes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It should be noted that the Commercial hive uses finger tip recesses cut into the side walls for lifting which may make moving heavy brood boxes difficult.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"image-container12\">\n\n<div class=\"card12\">\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"The Commercial Hive\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Hive-Commercial.jpg\" alt=\"The Commercial Hive\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\">\n\n<p>The Commercial Hive<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is an eke called a Hamilton converter which will convert a National brood box into a 10 frame Commercial hive<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"image-container12\">\n\n<div class=\"card12\">\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Hamilton converter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Hive-Hamilton-converter.jpg\" alt=\"Hamilton converter\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\">\n\n<p>Hamilton converter<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator aligncenter has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"smith\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/?page_id=305#national\">National<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/?page_id=305#national-14-x-12\">14&#215;12<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/?page_id=305#wbc\">WBC<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/?page_id=305#commercial\">Commercial<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/?page_id=305#smith\">Smith<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Smith<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Smith hive was designed by W. Smith of Innerleithen near Peebles, Scotland. The design concepts were simplicity, adequate brood area for local conditions and ease of transport to the heather.<br><br>A brood chamber containing 11 National brood frames 14\u201d wide x 8\u00bd\u201d deep proved sufficient for the local bees but to design a hive of simple construction Smith followed the American Langstroth pattern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<style> .edHiveTable { width: 100%; text-align: center; background-color: #FFFFEE; border-collapse: collapse; } .edHiveTable td, .edHiveTable th { vertical-align: top; padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #daa520; }<\/style>\n\n\n\n<table class=\"edHiveTable\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr style=\"background-color: #daa520; color: white;\">\r\n<th style=\"width: 25%;\">HIVE DATA<\/th>\r\n<th style=\"width: 25%;\">NATIONAL<\/th>\r\n<th style=\"width: 25%;\">NATIONAL 14&#215;12<\/th>\r\n<th style=\"width: 25%;\">SMITH<\/th>\r\n\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Brood frame<\/td>\r\n<td>14&#8243; x 8\u00bd&#8221;<\/td>\r\n<td>14&#8243; x 12&#8243;<\/td>\r\n<td>14&#8243; x 8\u00bd&#8221;<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Super frame<\/td>\r\n<td>14&#8243; x 5\u00bd&#8221;<\/td>\r\n<td>14&#8243; x 5\u00bd&#8221;<\/td>\r\n<td>14&#8243; x 5\u00bd&#8221;<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Frames \/ brood box<\/td>\r\n<td>11<\/td>\r\n<td>11<\/td>\r\n<td>11<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Cells \/ brood box<\/td>\r\n<td>54,000<\/td>\r\n<td>80,000<\/td>\r\n<td>54,000<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Lug length<\/td>\r\n<td>1\u00bd&#8221;<\/td>\r\n<td>1\u00bd&#8221;<\/td>\r\n<td>\u215c&#8221;<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The top bars of the National frames were reduced from 17\u201d to 15\u00bd\u201d and the resulting short lugs were let into a rebate cut into the thickness of the end wall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"image-container12\">\n\n<div class=\"card12\">\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Smith hive detail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Hive-Smith-detail.jpg\" alt=\"Smith hive detail\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\">\n\n<p>Smith hive detail<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Note the rebate cut into the thickness of the hive wall and the resulting short lugs. The original design was top bee space (as shown) but can be made bottom bee space if preferred.<br><br>The resulting hive is 18\u00bc\u201d x 16\u215c\u201d made from <strong>four<\/strong> pieces of timber. &nbsp;Compare this to the more complex Modified National which is 18\u215b\u201d square and requires <strong>eight<\/strong> pieces of timber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Smith hive is still popular today in the north of the country where the season is shorter, the weather cooler and the brood chamber sufficient for a normal colony. Further south the brood chamber may prove too small for a prolific colony so the beekeeper may expand the brood area using the same techniques as with the National, namely brood and a half, double brood or 14 x 12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The single large size of 14&#215;12 brood frames provides the bees with the opportunity to cluster and move upwards during the winter in a similar way to their natural behaviour. In brood and a half and double brood there are barriers to movement in the form of frame top bars, a gap for bee space and the bottom bars of the frame above. 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