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Langstroth on the Hive and the Honey-Bee
L. L. Langstroth
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Langstroth revolutionized the beekeeping industry by using bee space in his top opened hive. He found that, by leaving an even, approximately bee-sized space between the top of the frames holding the honeycomb and the flat coverboard lying above, he was able to quite easily remove the latter, which was normally well cemented to the frames with propolis making separation hard to achieve. Later he had the idea to use this discovery to make the frames themselves easily removable. He found that, if he left a small space (less than 1/4 inch or 6.4 mm) between the combs, or between the combs and the sides of his hives, the bees would fill it with propolis thus cementing the combs into the hive. On the other hand, when he left a larger space (more than 3/8 inch or 9.5 mm) the bees would fill it with comb which had a similar effect. (Summary from Wikipedia)
Langstroth revolutionized the beekeeping industry by using bee space in his top opened hive. He found that, by leaving an even, approximately bee-sized space between the top of the frames holding the honeycomb and the flat coverboard lying above, he was able to quite easily remove the latter, which was normally well cemented to the frames with propolis making separation hard to achieve. Later he had the idea to use this discovery to make the frames themselves easily removable. He found that, if he left a small space (less than 1/4 inch or 6.4 mm) between the combs, or between the combs and the sides of his hives, the bees would fill it with propolis thus cementing the combs into the hive. On the other hand, when he left a larger space (more than 3/8 inch or 9.5 mm) the bees would fill it with comb which had a similar effect. (Summary from Wikipedia)
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Community Reviews
How to keep bees...even in the city. Bee bible.
A bee-keeper at the farmer's market in Raleigh told me that this was the last word in bee-keeping. That seems doubtful. I didn't read every word, and it was certainly a neat read in many respects, but not in the practical way I was hoping.
Langstroth, himself, was a rural Ohio Episcople priest who
This is a great read, albeit slightly dated material.
A must-to-read for any beekeeper! A charming and informative insight into the history of modern beekeeping, plus an authentic glimpse of the "times."
A classic, but a hard read. The language is full of religious references, and even rasist comments. But if you can put that aside, to some extent typical for the period it was written, there are a lot of knowledge and experience offered by reverend Langstroth. And the Langstroth hive design is still
This is -the- book on the standard hive design used by modern beekeepers, by the person who invented it. There are numerous modern improvements, but this describes the reasons for the overall design. So... if you want to know the whys and wherefores of the standard hive, you have to read this book!