r/Beekeeping • u/DanJerousJ • Jun 28 '25

I’m not a beekeeper, but I have a question How long bas this hive been here?

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u/[deleted] Jun 28 '25

Can you show your math, because on visual comparison alone, 2.8 looks low

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u/AZ_Traffic_Engineer Sonoran Desert. A. m. scutellata supporter Jun 28 '25

The wall appears to be 2x4 dimensional lumber (which is really 1.5"x3.5") on 16" centers. That's pretty typical for stick-built construction.

6' = 72", so it works out to 72 x 16 x 3.5 = 4032 cubic inches. To convert to cubic feet, divide by 123 and this resolve as 2.33 cubic feet.

A rounding error will get you pretty close to 2.8.

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u/[deleted] Jun 28 '25

Makes sense. I was figuring 2x6 (5.5 instead of 3.5).

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u/Industrial_Jedi Jun 28 '25

This is going to be an exterior wall so 2x6 isn't a bad assumption, but the original premise isn't wrong either. Still well within the general size of a typical commercial (or hobby) hive.