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<H. Sweet> wrote:
> Still I'm not sure of all the specs.
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> Height ?
> Width 20-24 frames
> Length 30"
> Shape of frame ?
> Number of stories 1?
You can choose your own size the only constraint is to slope the sides
of the hive body to approximate the slope of a 'hanging chain'. Seems
to me that my sides were @ 60 degrees (sloping out toward the top).
Other than that - there are no frames. Just top bars, as the name
suggests.
> What makes these hives so great?
They are not all that great, just new, interesting and fun (and, they
are educational, to boot. They are a low tech alternative to the
Langstroth. You can make them out of almost anymaterial you have
available. I used plywood, because it is easy. One popular form of TBH
is half of a 30 gallon steel drum.
You get the idea.
I would not replace my standard hives, just play with the TBH to see
honeybee behavior from a little different point of view.
--
"Test everything. Hold on to the good." (1 Thessalonians 5:21)
Tom Elliott
Eagle River, Alaska
U.S.A.
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