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<blockquote data-quote="John B" data-source="post: 3586" data-attributes="member: 207"><p>I made a long hive a few years ago. It took conventional full depth frames and was the equivalent of three full depth boxes side-by-side so effectively it was close to 3 1/2 boxes. Initially I had the entrance at one end and this was not satisfactory as no matter how full it got the bees would not go down the far end and when they were on a good honey flow they would just completely jam out the brood nest. I then change it to an entrance halfway along which put the brood nest in the middle and they were somewhat better at working towards both ends but it still needed a lot of manipulation. I kept it for quite a few years mainly to show hobbyists something different when they came to visit but I was not sorry when the box went rotten.</p><p>Bees will live in almost anything and I have seen them in everything from rabbit holes and holes in cliffs to making a hive in tree branches. The reality is however that they do better in some (hives) than others and while I found it perfectly possible to keep bees in my long hive I strongly believe they do better in a vertical hive.</p><p>Long hives have one big advantage in town and that is that they don't look like a beehive and with a couple of flowerpots on top, most of your neighbours won't even know you've got a hive.</p><p>After saying all that against them if a long hive is what you want then you can keep bees successfully in them. I would suggest going with the central entrance and something close to a three box equivalent. You can always use a follower board to restrict them in winter although I think they are a bit of a waste of time and bees only heat the bit they are using.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John B, post: 3586, member: 207"] I made a long hive a few years ago. It took conventional full depth frames and was the equivalent of three full depth boxes side-by-side so effectively it was close to 3 1/2 boxes. Initially I had the entrance at one end and this was not satisfactory as no matter how full it got the bees would not go down the far end and when they were on a good honey flow they would just completely jam out the brood nest. I then change it to an entrance halfway along which put the brood nest in the middle and they were somewhat better at working towards both ends but it still needed a lot of manipulation. I kept it for quite a few years mainly to show hobbyists something different when they came to visit but I was not sorry when the box went rotten. Bees will live in almost anything and I have seen them in everything from rabbit holes and holes in cliffs to making a hive in tree branches. The reality is however that they do better in some (hives) than others and while I found it perfectly possible to keep bees in my long hive I strongly believe they do better in a vertical hive. Long hives have one big advantage in town and that is that they don't look like a beehive and with a couple of flowerpots on top, most of your neighbours won't even know you've got a hive. After saying all that against them if a long hive is what you want then you can keep bees successfully in them. I would suggest going with the central entrance and something close to a three box equivalent. You can always use a follower board to restrict them in winter although I think they are a bit of a waste of time and bees only heat the bit they are using. [/QUOTE]
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