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In the US it is mainly Langstroth hives, named after Reverend Lorenzo Langstroth who invented them. In the UK the main hives in use are, British National, WBC, Commercial, Langstroth, Dadant and Smith hives. There are other lesser used hives such as Warre and Top Bar etc.

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