I am a relatively new beekeeper, about a year and a half. I mainly have 10 frame boxes, and a few 5 frame nucs. The man I do honeybee relocation with ( Randy Oakley, of Oakley Honeybee Removal, out of Waco, TX ) has been switching to 8 frame boxes and seems to really like them. I would love any opinions on 8 frame pros and cons. I do like the fact that they are a bit lighter in weight, as at 55 my back is not always real happy when I lift 80 - 100 lb. honey supers. Randy has so far had good luck doing vertical splits in 8 frame, as well as good honey production. Look forward to hearing what y'all think!