You cannot beat the Langstroth beehive design. That cabinet style design exposes all the colonies to the elements. Also as the colonies expand you cannot add another cabinet to give the bees more room. I have seen up to 8 boxes high on the Langstroth beehive, that is flexibility.
Thanks for your comment. With the door closed in the back the bees are well protected from the elements and the 3/4 inch plywood keeps them well insulated. This hive design allows for bees to move from one section of the hive to another and to split naturally. So far they have been working well together and I avoid the crowding of 8 boxes by harvesting three times a year. The queen will never need more than 9 frames for brood and the rest is honey production. But I do still have a couple Langstroth hives in my apiaries.
You cannot beat the Langstroth beehive design.
That cabinet style design exposes all the colonies to the elements.
Also as the colonies expand you cannot add another cabinet to give the bees more room.
I have seen up to 8 boxes high on the Langstroth beehive, that is flexibility.
Thanks for your comment. With the door closed in the back the bees are well protected from the elements and the 3/4 inch plywood keeps them well insulated. This hive design allows for bees to move from one section of the hive to another and to split naturally. So far they have been working well together and I avoid the crowding of 8 boxes by harvesting three times a year. The queen will never need more than 9 frames for brood and the rest is honey production. But I do still have a couple Langstroth hives in my apiaries.