Waldmer says "One of the websites, mentioned that the long or TBH configuration results in
'less but better honey.'  Did you find this to be the case ?  Can folks
comment on this from their own experience ?  I could not see why this config
would yield less honey.  Or why it would be better, for that matter."

This statement is true.

TBH's yield less honey because a great deal of the nectar has to be used to produce wax, while the nectar instead be deposited directly into combs that are all ready drawn.  The rule of thumb that I use is that comb honey hives will produce about 40% less than adjacent hives run for extraction.

However, the honey is better for a number of reasons.  The primary reason is that no off taste occurs because of cocoons left from prior brood in the same cells.  Also there is no heating of honey eaten in the comb, while honey that is extracted is often heated to retard granulation.

But what does it matter if one gets less honey?  Is this a business?  If so, TBH's are a poor choice, for many reasons other than that they produce less honey.  


Lloyd
Lloyd Spear, Owner of Ross Rounds, Inc.
Manufacturer of round comb honey equipment and Sundance pollen traps