Kuntzsch (Frame Size)
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The Kuntzsch frame size is an older German frame standard that was widespread above all in Saxony, Thuringia and neighboring regions and is still partly used there today.
The Kuntzsch frame size is an older German frame standard that was widespread above all in Saxony, Thuringia and neighboring regions and is still partly used there today. It goes back to the beekeeper Gustav Kuntzsch.
There are two versions with the same comb area of about 713 square centimeters. Kuntzsch wide, also called Kuntzsch normal, measures 335 by 250 millimeters; Kuntzsch tall measures 250 by 335 millimeters. At its core it is therefore the same frame, only turned ninety degrees.
This puts the comb area between German Normal and Zander. The tall variant forms a tall, narrow brood nest, which is considered climatically favorable in the cold season, because the colony can move upward into the food during winter clustering instead of sideways.
Anyone taking over used equipment from eastern Germany should measure it. Kuntzsch frames fit neither Zander nor Normal-size boxes, and the supply of foundation and accessories is considerably narrower than for the common sizes.