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    In beekeeping, a Langstroth hive is any vertically modular beehive that has the key features of vertically hung frames, a bottom board with entrance for...
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    of such hives are the Nogueira-Neto hive and the UTOB hive. Langstroth hives are named for Rev. Lorenzo Langstroth, who patented his design in the United...
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    rectangular frames within the design of what is now called the Langstroth hive. Langstroth was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on December 25 1810, the...
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    the United States, L. L. Langstroth patented a new hive with movable frames under US patent # US9300A. Today, the Langstroth hive is the most common design...
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  • after whom is named: Langstroth Cottage, a historic building in Oxford, Ohio Langstroth hive, a design of beehive Dawn Langstroth (born 1979), Canadian...
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    with a depth of 65⁄8 inches, in the length and width dimensions of a Langstroth hive. A honey super consists of a box in which 8–10 frames are hung. Western...
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  • one level of a Langstroth hive, so that the bin can be separated from the suction gear and stacked in the stack of a Langstroth-type hive while the contained...
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    plastic free of both BPA and BPS. These honey frames are for use in the Langstroth hive compartment, commonly called honey super, which is intended for the...
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    and thoroughly flame scorching the interior of the hive body, bottom board and covers. Dipping the hive parts in hot paraffin wax or a 3% sodium hypochlorite...
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  • horizontal top-bar hive as a viable alternative to the ubiquitous Langstroth-style movable-frame hive. A vertical top-bar hive is the Warré hive, based on a...
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    the current equipment, Langstroth knew he could provide a solution. Langstroth originally was trying to improve the Bevan bar hive because he found that...
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  • In beekeeping, in a Langstroth hive, burr comb, also known as brace comb and bridge comb, are portions of honeycomb built by the bees in other places...
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    Henry Mulzac by 1977, which used Langstroth compatible dimensions. The South African Jackson hive also uses Langstroth sized frames. Advice for New Beekeepers...
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    Journal. He defended the Langstroth patented beehive in the journal. Charles Dadant translated Langstroth's Langstroth on the Hive and the Honey-Bee. A Bee...
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    Aethina tumida, commonly known as small hive beetle (SHB), is a beekeeping pest. It is native to sub-Saharan Africa, but has spread to many other regions...
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    nuc hive is centered on a queen bee, the nucleus of the honey bee colony. A nuc hive has all the features of a standard 10 frame Langstroth hive, except...
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    delayed attacks by hive pests such as wax moths and small hive beetles Presence of the queen bee. If the queen is not present, the hive likely died because...
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    popular designs used in the UK. The National hive, as it is usually known, is based on Langstroth hive design principles: a vertical stack of modular...
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    German Johannes Mehring in 1857, a few years after Langstroth designed and patented the Langstroth hive on October 5, 1852. Mehring's wax foundation had...
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    When provided with a suitable nesting site, such as a commercial Langstroth hive, the swarm will readily form a new colony in artificial surroundings...
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    Flow Hive, Horizontal top-bar hive, Langstroth hive - Nuc, Stewarton hive) Hive frame Honey super Wax foundation Horizontal top-bar hive Hive tool Queen...
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    shrubs. Their stings are often incapable of penetrating human skin, so the hive and swarms can be handled with minimal protection. They occur largely sympatrically...
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    numbers through monitoring to avoid significant hive losses or death. 3% of bees infested in a hive is considered an economic threshold where damage...
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    pheromones. New queens can be killed by the hive. Therefore, the death of a queen in winter is dangerous for a hive and can be expensive for a beekeeper. Queen...
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  • and crushed to extract the honey. The commercial honey producers use Langstroth hive frames. The honey extraction process yields beeswax from the uncapping...
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    Fullwood. Jas. Carroll received a hive of Italian bees in Brisbane, Queensland, in 1877 when Angus Mackay accompanied a hive aboard the City of New York, packaged...
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  • Diseases of the honey bee or abnormal hive conditions include: Varroa destructor and V. jacobsoni are parasitic mites that feed on the fat bodies of adult...
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    filled that honey is a customary delicacy with all the settlers. The Langstroth hive was in use by 1872. It led to greater honey production and less disease...
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    life-span (less than 48 hours usually) and are typically expelled from the hive. The symptoms are strongly correlated with elevated DWV titres, with reduced...
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  • the means by which bee colonies propagate Top-bar hive – an alternative to the Langstroth box hive, with some advantages for casual beekeeping Virgin...
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