BEGINNING IN BEES VX: Part 184 Hive Types - Observation and Exhibition Hives

摘要

These hives are rarely encountered nowadays They have waxed and waned over the decades as the popularity of bees and beekeeping fluctuated. As the name implies it is a hive constructed in such a way that people can observe the activities of the bees inside without interruption (opening). Although the names are often used synonymously there is a difference. Observation hives are made in various sizes and hold a number of frames Exhibition hives on the other hand are single frame items for showing frames of honey or queen bees and progeny. They are occasionally called "Exhibition frames".