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STANDARD MOVABLE-COMB COLONY HARDWARE • AUDITED OPERATIONAL SPEC
10-Frame Langstroth Deep Hive Brood Chamber
⚡ FIELD SPECIFICATION SUMMARY
Patented in 1852 around the critical 3/8-inch 'bee space' discovery, preventing bees from welding frames with bridge propolis.
Audited Engineering & Performance Metrics
DIMENSIONS19-7/8" Length x 16-1/4" Width x 9-5/8" Depth
COMB CAPACITYProduces ~35,000 Worker Cells per Deep
BEE SPACE3/8-Inch (0.375") Lorenzo Langstroth Standard
VARROA THRESHOLD3 Mites per 100 Bees (Alcohol Wash Limit)
INSPECTION CYCLE7 to 10 Days during Spring Swarm Season
Specialist Advisory: Walter Hughes (Master Beekeeper & Apicultural Biologist)
Never break the 3/8-inch gap. Less than 1/4" and bees fill it with sticky propolis; more than 3/8" and they build messy burr comb.