Hello Everyone,

    Allen Dick Wrote:
"......Well, if the bees had their way, there would be one big comb from top
to bottom with no gaps, especially no gaps with nice neat wide scraped
wooden bars above and below them, and especially no gaps without handy
ladders for an old lady to go up and down on."..........

        I've only kept bees for five years so don't know anything about
Jumbo Dadant Hives. Reading about them they seem like they would be easier
to work and most beekeepers would only need one box for a brood chamber.
Brother Adam used these at Buckfast Abbey.
 Why did they get discontinued?
    Thanks,
Garry Libby
Attleboro, Massachusetts,  USA