OK but what about honey supers?
I'm picturing this as more of a swarm trap?
This beehive looks like the ancient Minoan's beehive called vraskie or flaskie. In my land in Crete, the beekeepers use this type of beehive until the '70s. I have a replica. I post a link with photo of this beehive in a Ctetan bee yard.http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TywP2Op67Ks/TPy7IgleEaI/AAAAAAAAAmg/fEAH2EwI93c/s1600/%25CF%2586%25CF%2581%25CE%25B1%25CF%2583%25CE%25BA%25CE%25B9%25CE%25AC%252520%25CF%2583%25CF%2584%25CE%25BF%252520%25CF%258D%25CF%2580%25CE%25B1%25CE%25B9%25CE%25B8%25CF%2581%25CE%25BF%255B1%255D.jpg