Langstroth Hives
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The
hive we built and moved my mom's bees into today is called a Langstroth hive.
The Langstroth hive was invented in 1852 so the honey could be harvested easily
while disturbing the bees minimally. It also gave the bees one and a half
inches of space to move around.
Frame of a Langstroth Hive
The
Langstroth hive is the hive you would most likely see and is definitely the
most common bee box. The way it is made, makes it easy to add more boxes to the
hive. For this reason, a hive can consist from 1 to 10 boxes stacked on top of
each other with frames inside for the bees to put honey and brood
in.
Today
we put together a kit of 4 boxes and 10 frames. My mom then put the swarm she
caught yesterday* in the boxes.We assembled the frames, which fit together like
a puzzle, with wood glue. We also fitted together the sides of the boxes and
nailed and painted them.
Assembling Frames
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Painting Boxes
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Eli
[*Editor's
note: Eli refers to the first of two swarms caught over a two-day
period. Grace's blog describes the second swarm.]
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