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Longstrom Beehive
A classic design that has lasted centuries and still popular with…
Bee Bunka Hive
The most popular beekeeping system re-imagined for added protection…
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Beehives have been around for centuries in different shapes, designs and sizes. It wasn’t until the Langstroth design that the beehive actually became standardised. There are still many different types of beehives in use across the world.
The mainstream beehive designs used in South Africa are the Langstroth beehive & Bee Bunka Hive. The Langstroth Beehive hasn’t been changed much since its first inception in the 1800s. Small changes have been made do incorporate aluminium covers, the type of weather protection used on the wood and the use of a queen excluder to prevent egg-laying in the super chamber.
Langstroth Beehive
If you’re having trouble deciding which beehive to buy, check out the beehive profile on the Langstroth hive.
Bee Bunka Hive
The most popular beekeeping system re-imagined for added protection, lower costs and increased yield.
Not much has changed with regards to the Langstroth hive design in the last century other than the introduction of innovations such as plastic frames, plastic queen excluders and the like. These are merely modifications of the base design.
Based on the most common modern beekeeping system the Bee Bunka is standardised, efficient and highly productive, typically requiring a centrifugal spinner to extract the honey from comb built onto strong wooden frames. Alternatively, the comb can also be harvested from the frames and strained/sieved – a cheaper method that also produces wax.
The beehive made beekeeping manageable as before the advent of the beehive, bee colonies would be raided for their golden liquid and usually, the colony would be destroyed in the process. This created the need for a manageable method to keep bees, transport them and harvest honey from them without causing damage or destruction to the bee colony.