Full Depth Unassembled Timber Frame

Build one of the most widely used frame formats in Australian beekeeping with the Full Depth Unassembled Frame from Hornsby Beekeeping Supplies.

Made from plantation-grown New Zealand radiata pine, each frame arrives as four timber components ready to be assembled, wired and fitted with compatible foundation.

Prepared for Traditional Frame Wiring

Each Full Depth frame includes:

  • One top bar
  • One bottom bar
  • Two side bars

The end bars contain four holes for eyelets and wire.

Once assembled, eyelets can be installed before stainless-steel frame wire is threaded and tensioned through the frame.

This creates support for traditional beeswax foundation.

Suitable for Langstroth and Compatible Flow Hive Equipment

The Full Depth format is designed for standard Langstroth Full Depth boxes and is also suitable for compatible Flow Hive equipment where conventional Full Depth frames are required.

The substantial comb area makes this depth popular in brood chambers and honey supers.

Full Depth Dimensions

The current Hornsby frame specifications include approximately:

  • Top bar: 48cm long
  • Bottom bar: 45cm long
  • End bars: 23cm long

The timber parts should be assembled square so the completed frame hangs correctly within the hive box.

Useful for Large DIY Batches

For beekeepers maintaining several colonies, assembling frames in batches can be much more efficient than preparing equipment one hive at a time.

Cartons of 100 are available with bulk pricing, making the flat-pack format relevant to sideliners and larger apiaries as well as hobby beekeepers.

Once frames are assembled, they can be wired, fitted with foundation and stored cleanly until colony expansion requires them.

If workshop preparation is not your preference, Hornsby Beekeeping Supplies also carries assembled, wired and waxed Full Depth frames.

Order Full Depth Unassembled Frames from Hornsby Beekeeping Supplies. For eyelets, wire, foundation or bulk-quantity enquiries, call 02 9477 5569 or email info@hornsby-beekeeping.com.

Full depth frames

By: on 17 November 2021
Good and strong but a couple were broken in transit.
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Unassembled frame's

By: on 19 September 2021
Good quality timber
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High quality as usual.

By: on 24 August 2021
Great to buy from Hornsby Beekeeping. Fast service and easy transactions.
(5)

Good quality frames

By: on 1 October 2020
I bought the unassembled wooden frames. Standard delivery was very quick. Timber seemed high quality. The joints were very tight, some needed a quick sanding before fitting. But this makes for a more robust frame and none cracked on assembly. I would definitely recommend them.
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Frame, unassembled

By: on 26 September 2018
Good quality wood, easy to assemble
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