Here is another interesting design – which has the same frame size for both the brood chamber AND the supers – the Rose Hive OSB (one-size box). As well as having the same sized boxes for brood chamber and super, it also has no queen excluder! The other advantage is that the roof and floors [...]
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New Designs for Bee Hives (2)
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New Designs for Bee Hives (1)
Posted in Bee Present, Beekeeping on August 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »
A friend of mine has just sent me an interesting link for a new type of hive. It is based on the Dartington long hive – but is made of plastic. Seems a good idea for beginner beekeepers or urban beekeepers (see below) – though I have not tried the system and cannot comment on [...]
