Backyard Apiary

I received confirmation that this spring I will be the proud recipient of two Nucs on medium frames. My hives will consist entirely of 8 frame mediums. There are many benefits (lighter, interchangable parts) to this approach and only one drawback (cost). To get the same amount of comb area as a standard hive, an all medium hive costs about 30% more. To quote some one from Beemaster Forum, “the money spent on mediums should be cheaper than back surgery [from lifting deeps]“.

I am still not entirely sure if I will purchase mediums or build my own. There are many free plans for hives and my only limiting factors are lack of time and lack of power tools.