Post by histopicker on Dec 18, 2015 8:13:44 GMT -5
My brother-in-law used one last year; he lost interest in it. It was to much work for him. I think they are a great idea but one or two things concern me about them. They are difficult to inspect, even with removable top bars. The bees will build the comb straight to the sides making each comb difficult to remove. Another thing that concerns me is having to lift the whole hive to add another box to the bottom. This is only a problem if you have a very successful colony.
Other than these two things I think they closely resemble a hollow tree which bees like.
Check out the "Rose hive method". You might find his ideas interesting using langstroth equipment.
