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BeeMaster2:
Here is a new hive design that just came out.
It is basically a Nuc/boxes box on a deep with a hinged cover over the extra area over the remaining space over the deep brood area. It would bee very easy to make.
One problem that I see with it is that sliding the frames in the brood box out to inspect them. After one month of the bees propalising the frames it would bee very difficult to do. On the plus side, most of the time you can tell what is going on by looking at just a couple of frames in the brood box.
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-keeper-s-hive-an-easier-way-to-manage-bees?utm_source=cordial&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=240612_wednesday_cg_2024-06-12#/
Jim Altmiller
The15thMember:
I very much question the claim that this hive requires no lifting. It's still a vertical style. And the blazing fact is (as my younger sister likes to say), you can sit to inspect the bottom box or two on a normal Langstroth as long as your stand is short enough.
I honestly don't know why people try to reinvent the Langstroth wheel so much. The design of the Langstroth hive has changed little in like 170 years. I could maybe get behind making a new hive that is very different from the concept of the Langstroth, but something like this will never catch on.
Ben Framed:
--- Quote ---I honestly don't know why people try to reinvent the Langstroth wheel so much. The design of the Langstroth hive has changed little in like 170 years.
--- End quote ---
I agree.
Phillip
Occam:
I don't know, I think experimentation is great. It's still a simple design overall and has potential. Still uses standard frames so it would be a decent option for many with limited strength or mobility. Drawbacks or weaknesses to anything inspire creativity and innovation. This is what I like about horizontal hives as well, they offer another way of keeping bees. They're certainly not for everyone and they have their own drawbacks, but every system has drawbacks. Just a matter of finding the system that most closely fits your life and abilities.
Ben Framed:
> but every system has drawbacks. Just a matter of finding the system that most closely fits your life and abilities.
That is true. I remember, a discussion here a couple of years ago about long haves for the benefit of a person who might be an amputee. The long hive would certainly be an advantage there.
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