Free calculator
Hive Volume & Frame Calculator
Enter hive type, box count and frame size to get total cavity volume, frame count, comb surface area, a colony capacity estimate and an itemised material list you can export.
Hive configuration
For a Langstroth stack, the first two are brood boxes and the rest are supers.
Capacity and materials
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Total cavity volume
Frames—
Comb area—
Boxes—
Estimated capacity—
Estimated cost—
Service life—
Cavity used by the target colony
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These calculators use widely used working figures, not measurements of your apiary. Real yields, consumption rates and hive capacities vary with climate, colony genetics, forage and equipment. Treat the output as a planning estimate.
Inspection stage
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