> any comments on this beehive design?
>
>
http://www.design.philips.com/philips/sites/philipsdesign/about/design/designportfolio/design_futures/design_probes/projects/microbial_home/urban_beehive.page
>
> i am doubtful...

This hive, like the rest of the items in the collection shown, is a
conceptual design sketch.  It's not intended to be a prototype, let alone
an actual product, and the images are either photoshopped or entirely
computer generated.

Unfortunately they didn't do their research very well..."pull string for
smoke"?

A little more realistically, how about the idea of designing homes with
accessible eaves or other attractive hollow areas intended as swarm traps?

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