Alternative to Langstroth Hive Gaining Acceptance in Africa  
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Please Just Show Me the Money, Honey
By Ted Keenan, Financial Mail (South Africa), 2/3/2006

Challenging the status quo is never easy. Crispin Jackson found this out
the hard way when he developed a beehive that would improve on the
mighty Langstroth hive - invented in 1853 by the Rev LL Langstroth and
the standard hive of beekeepers around the world.

Jackson's design is called the Jackson Horizontal Hive (JHH) and has
attracted global recognition as an alternative to the Langstroth.
However, the commercial beekeeping industry has been slow to accept it,
preferring to stick with conventional standards for producing and
extracting honey.

Rather than confront the traditional industry head-on, Jackson has
shifted his focus to rural beekeepers and is enjoying growing
acceptance from African communities. .  .

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