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Quick Reference

1 Bee Space = 0.028434 Span

1 Span = 35.1692 Bee Space

Bee Space to Span Conversion Formula

To convert Bee Space to Span, multiply by 0.028434.

Span = Bee Space × 0.028434

Bee Space = Span × 35.1692

To convert Span back to Bee Space, divide by 0.028434 (or multiply by 35.1692).

About These Units

About Bee Space

The Bee Space is an informal unit of distance used in beekeeping. In a hive, bees seal up an opening smaller than a bee space, and they fill a larger opening with new honeycomb. If an opening is equal to a bee space, the bees leave it open as a passageway. A hive can be disassembled to remove the honey if the individual comb frames are carefully spaced one bee space apart. This discovery, made by the British beekeeper Lorenzo Longstroth in 1852, is crucial to modern beekeeping. The exact size of the bee space varies somewhat with the strain of bees being raised, but it is generally very close to 1/4 inch or 6.5 millimeters.

About Span

Span is the width of a human hand, from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the pinky finger.

Bee Space to Span Conversion Table

Bee Space	Span	Span	Bee Space
0.1	2.843e-3	0.1	3.5169
0.5	0.014217	0.5	17.5846
1	0.028434	1	35.1692
2	0.056868	2	70.3385
5	0.142170	5	175.8462
10	0.284339	10	351.6923
20	0.568679	20	703.3846
25	0.710849	25	879.2308
50	1.4217	50	1758.46
100	2.8434	100	3516.92
250	7.1085	250	8792.31
500	14.2170	500	17584.62
1000	28.4339	1000	35169.23

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