Bee Hive Size Calculator

Estimate internal volume, frame capacity, and recommended bee population for Langstroth hives. Plan your brood boxes and honey supers.

🏠 Hive Type

📦 Box / Component Type

🔢 Frames per Box (standard is 10)

📦 Number of Boxes

🐝 Hive Capacity Summary

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📏 Total Volume

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🐝 Estimated Bee Capacity

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🍯 Honey Storage (est.)

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🐝 Langstroth hive dimensions: Deep box (9-5/8″) ~2,390 cu in, Medium (6-5/8″) ~1,650 cu in, Shallow (5-11/16″) ~1,320 cu in. One deep frame holds ~3,500 worker bees.

💡 Pro tip: A healthy hive needs 1-2 deep boxes for brood and 1-3 supers for honey. Scale up as colony grows. Top bar and Warre hives have different spacing; use Langstroth as reference.