Beehive Langstroth Plans May 2026

Build one deep box and 10 frames first, then expand with supers as your colony grows. Report compiled for educational and practical beekeeping purposes. Always check local beekeeping regulations before installing hives.

1. Introduction The Langstroth beehive is the most common beehive design in the world, patented in 1852 by Reverend Lorenzo Lorraine Langstroth. Its revolutionary feature is the "bee space" (3/8 inch or 9.5 mm) – a gap bees will not fill with propolis or comb, allowing movable frames. This report provides complete plans for a standard 10-frame deep Langstroth hive , including dimensions for the bottom board, deep brood boxes, medium supers, inner cover, and outer telescoping cover. beehive langstroth plans

10 4.2 Medium Super (shallow honey box) | Dimension | Inches | Millimeters | |-----------|--------|--------------| | External height | 6-5/8 | 168 | | Internal height | 6-5/8 | 168 | | (Length & width same as deep box) | | | 4.3 Frames (Deep, for brood) | Component | Inches | Millimeters | |-----------|--------|--------------| | Top bar length | 19 | 483 | | Top bar width | 1-1/8 | 29 | | Top bar thickness | 3/8 | 9.5 | | Bottom bar length | 17-3/4 | 451 | | Side bar length (deep) | 9-1/8 | 232 | | Side bar width | 1-3/8 | 35 | | Frame depth (outside) | 9-1/8 | 232 | Build one deep box and 10 frames first,

Cover overhangs hive body by 1.5 inches (38 mm) on each side. From 3/4-inch lumber : This report provides complete plans for a standard