{"id":358,"date":"2017-11-24T15:52:17","date_gmt":"2017-11-24T15:52:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/?page_id=358"},"modified":"2025-12-11T21:29:30","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T21:29:30","slug":"langstroth","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/?page_id=358","title":{"rendered":"Langstroth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style> h2, h3, h4 {color: green;} \n\n#ednavgrid {display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(100px, 1fr)); grid-gap: 2px; align-items: stretch; }\n\n#ednavgrid > div > a {display: block; padding: 5px; color: #125c97; background-color: #ddd; text-align: center; text-decoration: none;}\n\n#ednavgrid > div > a:hover:not(.active) {background-color: #bbb;} \n\n<\/style>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"national\">Langstroth and Jumbo Langstroth<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1853 the Rev. L. L. Langstroth of Philadelphia, USA, first described this hive in his book \u2018The Hive and the Honeybee\u2019. The essential feature was the systematic adoption of the principal of <strong>bee space<\/strong> whereby a gap around the framed combs of 3\/16\u201d to 3\/8\u201d would prevent the frames from becoming attached to the hive walls. A wider gap would be filled with brace comb and a narrower gap would be filled with propolis. Thus the <strong>moveable frame hive<\/strong> was initiated and the principle is still essential in modern hive design. Today the Langstroth hive is probably the most widely used hive around the world, and popular with commercial beekeepers in the UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Langstroth hive is a rectangular, single wall design of external dimensions 20\u201d x 16\u00bc\u201d with 10 short-lugged frames (\u215d\u201c lugs) resting in rebates on the narrow sides. &nbsp;Top bee space is usually adopted. Because of its popularity numerous variations have been invented so the number of frames varies from  8, 9, 10 or more.<\/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\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #daa520; color: white;\">\n<th style=\"width: 25%;\">HIVE DATA<\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 25%;\">LANGSTROTH<\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 25%;\">JUMBO LANGSTROTH<\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 25%;\">DADANT<\/th>\n\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Brood frame<\/td>\n<td>17 9\/16&#8243; x 9\u215b&#8221;<\/td>\n<td>17 9\/16&#8243; x 11\u00bc&#8221;<\/td>\n<td>17 9\/16&#8243; x 11\u00bc&#8221;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Super frame<\/td>\n<td>17 9\/16&#8243; x 5\u215c&#8221;<\/td>\n<td>17 9\/16&#8243; x 5\u215c&#8221;<\/td>\n<td>17 9\/16&#8243; x 6\u00bc&#8221;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Frames \/ brood box<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Cells \/ brood box<\/td>\n<td>61,000<\/td>\n<td>85,000<\/td>\n<td>93,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Lug length<\/td>\n<td>\u215d&#8221;<\/td>\n<td>\u215d&#8221;<\/td>\n<td>\u215d&#8221;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"136\" height=\"635\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Hive-Langstroth-detail.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12523\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cross section of a top beespace hive<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The number of cells available in a single brood chamber is approx. 61,000 making this hive suitable for large colonies, but for prolific colonies a deeper \u2018Jumbo\u2019 version is available with approx. 85,000 cells.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The diagram shows a cross section of a top bee space hive with one bee space between frame sides and hive wall, under lugs and above frames. &nbsp;The bees naturally leave two bee spaces between brood frames so they can work on the frames back to back.<br><br>Thus the spacing of frames is also critical, normally 1\u215c\u201d (35mm) centre to centre in brood chambers.<br>Spacing in supers can be varied to suit the conditions, plus the bees usually leave one bee space between adjacent capped frames.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<style>\n.dropbtn {\n  background-color: #008000;\n  color: white;\n  padding: 10, 16px;\n  font-size: 20px;\n  border: none;\n  cursor: pointer;\n}\n\n.dropbtn:hover, .dropbtn:focus {\n  background-color: #015307;\n}\n\n.dropdown {\n  position: relative;\n  display: inline-block;\n}\n\n.dropdown-content {\n  display: none;\n  position: absolute; left: 133px; top: 2px;\n  background-color: #8fbc8f;\n  min-width: 70vw;\n  overflow: auto;\n}\n\n.show {display:block;}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"dropdown\">\n  <button id=\"myBtn\" class=\"dropbtn\">More hives&#8230;<\/button>\n  <div id=\"myDropdown\" class=\"dropdown-content\">\n<div id=\"ednavgrid\">\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/?page_id=301\">Which Hive?<\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/?page_id=305\">National<\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/?page_id=339\">14 x 12<\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/?page_id=345\">WBC<\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/?page_id=348\">Commercial<\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/?page_id=353\">Smith<\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/?page_id=358\">Langstroth<\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/?page_id=364\">Dadant<\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/?page_id=368\">Dartington<\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/?page_id=375\">Beehaus<\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/?page_id=378\">Warr\u00e9<\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/?page_id=1634\">Top Bar<\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/?page_id=1831\">Leyens hive<\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/?page_id=4942\">Flow hive<\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/?page_id=4292\">Rose hive<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<script>\n\ndocument.getElementById(\"myBtn\").onclick = function() {myFunction1()};\n\nfunction myFunction1() {\n  document.getElementById(\"myDropdown\").classList.toggle(\"show\");\n}\n<\/script>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Langstroth and Jumbo Langstroth In 1853 the Rev. 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