>The Langstroth design is the closest thing we have to a universal,
>one-size-fits-all, hive design. I admire the genius that was behind
>something that has stood up for so long and been so universally accepted.

Amen to that. Compare that to so-called standards of today: There was the
vinyl record which was standard for music for about 50 years, then cassette
tapes maybe 25 years, and after 20 some years CDs may be on the way out. 20
years from now will anybody be able to play any of these? 

But you will probably still have bees in hives on the Langstroth plan, and
you'll probably be smokin' 'em with a smoker like Quinby used. You might
even keep your records in a notebook, though maybe not.

Herve

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