Build medium supers! The example is 10 frame, but they have 8 frame dimensions
These are the Plans I used to make my Warre hives:
French Warre Plans:
Variants of Warre Hive:
Dr. Heaf FAQ on Warre:
Langstroth Beehive Plans. When using only medium supers, 8 frame hives have about the same volume as a Warre Hive. If a quilt is used, it is very close to the Warre ideal, yet you are able to use standard equipment like medium frames.
Several good plans to build a top bar hive
Do you guys have any plans for a hive consisting entirely of 8 frame mediums?
If you go here, they give step by step instructions for building supers. The example is a 10 frame super, but, there is a table at the end which shows dimensions for 8 frames. http://www.michiganbees.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Hive-Bodies_20110323.pdf