@ColinMunro That's a matter of perspective. I for one am not looking for a queen when I go through the hives. I look for 24 hour eggs/larva. If you see them, there's a queen in there somewhere. If you are saying that you now have three brood boxes to go through vs. 2, you are right. It depends on what you want. Look up Michael Bush and see his notes on "lighter beekeeping" - There are pros and cons to the all-medium set-ups. I run a few of each and I like both... for the time being.
By definition; a langstroth hive has 10 frames, and only deep hive bodies and shallow honey supers. The medium, or Illinois super was borrowed from the Dadant hive. The Dadant hive held 11 frames. So in essence, you have a modified Dadant Hive because of the 8 frames. Not a Langstroth. Just FYI.
Great informative video. Clear and detailed . Thanks!
sjfarrier1 2 weeks ago
Won't having three layers of brood make it three times more difficult/time consuming to find the queen?
ColinMunro 2 months ago
@ColinMunro That's a matter of perspective. I for one am not looking for a queen when I go through the hives. I look for 24 hour eggs/larva. If you see them, there's a queen in there somewhere. If you are saying that you now have three brood boxes to go through vs. 2, you are right. It depends on what you want. Look up Michael Bush and see his notes on "lighter beekeeping" - There are pros and cons to the all-medium set-ups. I run a few of each and I like both... for the time being.
krullion 2 months ago
That screen is tripping me out lol
Hant420 6 months ago 5
By definition; a langstroth hive has 10 frames, and only deep hive bodies and shallow honey supers. The medium, or Illinois super was borrowed from the Dadant hive. The Dadant hive held 11 frames. So in essence, you have a modified Dadant Hive because of the 8 frames. Not a Langstroth. Just FYI.
MorrillCornelius 6 months ago
Nice walkthrough, thanks.
1afrowolf 9 months ago