The Layens hive is the original horizontal hive with extra-deep frames ... This version accepts 14 Layens frames (which are equivalent to 18 Langstroth deep frames) and holds up to 45 pounds ...

borrows features of both the common Langstroth box style hive and the top bar horizontal hive. “Traditional beehives are generally not very efficient,” explained Reed. “And they can be too ...

Top-bar hives are becoming increasingly popular with beekeepers as they help encourage bees to colonize in a more natural way than Langstroth beehives. The horizontal top-bar hives have bars ...

Corwin Bell’s website, backyardhive .com. is another great resource, although focused on the top-bar hive method of beekeeping. Like the Langstroth method, getting going can run several hundred ...

Since the Civil War era, most beekeepers, we at The Chronicle included, keep bees in stacked wooden boxes called Langstroth hives. The simple design is named after the Rev. Lorenzo Lorraine ...

One of the most common types of beekeeping hive is based around the Langstroth hive, first patented in the United States in 1852. While it does have some nice features like movable frames ...

In 1851, Reverend Lorenzo Lorraine Langstroth invented a better beehive and changed beekeeping forever. The Langstroth Hive didn’t spring fully formed from one man’s imagination, but was built ...

They’ve been working over the past eight years to test and refine the hive to its optimal design. Most hives in the U.S. are the Langstroth hive model, featuring stacked rectangular boxes with frames ...

George Datto and his team created 'The Keeper's Hive,' which builds off the famous Langstroth Hive but eliminates the need to shuffle around stacked boxes. To learn more about the design ...