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February 2, 2010

Bee Box Hive

German Hive. More info Here.

February 1, 2010

Martins Auszugsbeute

Germany,Switzerland. More info HERE.

Dadant Blatt Italica Carlini

Italy. More info HERE. Also called the Modified Dadant Hive, which we sell HEREThere are multiple versions of Dadant hives on this site
Modified Dadant Hive
Jumbo Dadant Hive
Dadant Hive
Buckfast Dadant Hive
Dadant Blatt Italica Hive
Dadant Blatt - German Version
20 Frame Dadant

Buckfast Dadant Beehive

The Buckfast Dadant hive also known as the Buckfast Abbey hive, is similar to the Modified Dadant, but accommodates twelve frames instead of eleven and is 20" square. The honey supers are half as deep as the brood boxes, i.e. 15.2 cm (6 in.), and a full super contains about 25 kg (55 lb.) of honey.

There are multiple versions of Dadant hives on this site

Top Bar Hive - S. McPherson

Designed for sub-topics for better heat dissipation. There are multiple versions of Top Bar hives displayed on this site, see alpha list. There also DIY top bar hive plans in the "build it yourself" section of this site.