In a message dated 96-12-06 01:45:46 EST, you write: << I've got a peaked roof lid on a Langstroth hive in my backyard. I acquired it with a purchase some years ago, then chose to keep it with the hobby hives I've got. Utterly impractical in a commercial sense (stacking hives two deep on the truck???) but it looks OK in the garden... >> Well now ytou have to understand that beekeeping in town on any scale involves "hey buddy can I put a couple of hives in your yard" So a cover that looks good in the garden would be a plus Tom