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The Langstroth hive is probably the commonest hive throughout the world, particularly in the United States. It was developed in the mid 1850's by the Reverend Lorenzo Langstroth who recognized the importance of 'bee space' and movable frames. Previously, bees had been kept in straw skeps and had to be driven away at the end of the summer so that the beeeeper could extract the honey harvest. By having movable frames the beekeeper can remove the honey without losing the bees. Most other hives in use today are derived from the same basic principle as the Langstroth hive and a non-beekeper wouldn't know the difference. In the last few years, some new beekeepers have been experimenting with 'frameless' hives again but haven't been particularly successful.
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Do bees ever change hives?
It can happen if there are a number of hives in the same area. It is a process that beekeepers call drifting. When a worker bee returns from foraging it will normally return to its own hive, but occasionally it may confuse another hive for its own, or for some reason it may not be able to get into its own hive in which case it will look for another hive nearby. As it lands at the hive entrance it will be checked by the guard bees and if the newcomer is carrying nectar or pollen and behaves submissively it will be allowed to enter. Drones (males) seem to have no particular hive loyalty and are allowed entrance to any hive. Drifting is undesirable to a beekeeper because if one hive has contracted a disease it is a process by which the disease could be carried to other hives. Ways of reducing drifting include spacing the hives apart, pointing the entrances in different directions, painting the hives different colours and/or painting different geometric shapes on the front of the hive.
Hive and hives difference?
A hive is something that bees live in and hives are something that you get on your skin from a reaction to something.
Why do bees kill other bees?
Bees kill other bees to protect the hive or to steal honey from other hives through a hole in the hive.
How do honeybees behave when their hive is overcrowded?
Yes, bee hives do get overcrowded. A hive harbors bees in different life cycle stages, cells, and foods in preparatory and stored stages. It may become too small for its inhabitants and their possessions, in which case drones (male bees) will be ejected with less extreme overpopulation and new hives will be founded under separate queens with more severe overcrowding.
What Insects live in a hive?
Honey bees are kept in hives by beekeepers.
What are the different types of beehives?
There are many different types of hives in use throughout the world. In the US, the main type of hive is the Langstroth. In the UK, the commonest is the British National but there are several others in use, eg Langstroth, WBC, Commercial, Dadant, Smith, Warre and top bar. In East European countries and Africa, there are types of hives in use which are practically unknown in Western countries.
What has the author Lorenzo Lorraine Langstroth written?
Lorenzo Lorraine Langstroth has written: 'Langstroth on the hive & honey bee' -- subject(s): Bee culture, Honeybee, Bees 'Langstroth on the hive and the honey-bee' -- subject(s): Bee culture, Honeybee, Bees 'A practical treatise on the hive and honey-bee' -- subject(s): Bees
Is it Hive the Hive Hives or The Hives for the band they sing a song on the matrix album Ultrasonic Sound?
the hives
How do you form the plural of hive?
The plural of "hive" is hives.
Do bees ever change hives?
It can happen if there are a number of hives in the same area. It is a process that beekeepers call drifting. When a worker bee returns from foraging it will normally return to its own hive, but occasionally it may confuse another hive for its own, or for some reason it may not be able to get into its own hive in which case it will look for another hive nearby. As it lands at the hive entrance it will be checked by the guard bees and if the newcomer is carrying nectar or pollen and behaves submissively it will be allowed to enter. Drones (males) seem to have no particular hive loyalty and are allowed entrance to any hive. Drifting is undesirable to a beekeeper because if one hive has contracted a disease it is a process by which the disease could be carried to other hives. Ways of reducing drifting include spacing the hives apart, pointing the entrances in different directions, painting the hives different colours and/or painting different geometric shapes on the front of the hive.
Hive and hives difference?
A hive is something that bees live in and hives are something that you get on your skin from a reaction to something.
Why do bees kill other bees?
Bees kill other bees to protect the hive or to steal honey from other hives through a hole in the hive.
What is the plural noun for hive?
The plural form for the noun hive is hives.
What countries rhyme with hive?
There is Maldives, which would rhyme with the plural 'hives'. Other than that, there are none.
Where are hives usually kept?
Usually in a hive.
What is the use of Bee Hive shelf?
to store bee hives.....
Bees are kept in?
A hive, and a collection of hives is called an apiary.
