Quote Originally Posted by Nellie View Post
In theory it's possible to get Hoffman frames on 38mm spacing rather than the default 35mm. My google fu must be weak because the only detail I can find on this is a thread back in 2009 started by... Er... Me.

Was just wondering if anyone had any idea who might supply these mystical items. I know I could just slap spacers on the existing frames but I quite like not having to.
Hi Nellie!

Some dedicated beekeepers in Germany have gone the opposite direction and started keeping bees on 32 mm wide frames. The bees and the beekeepers seem to be happy with the reults, but I am not sure that 32 mm is wide enoug for dronecomb.
I always check my new Hoffman frames, and if they are any wider than 35 mm I whittle them down a bit.

Measurements in feral colonies have shown that bees like narrow comb spacing in the centre for brood rearing and wider spacing for drone production and honey storage towards the edge of the colony.

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