Sending Bees to the Cube Farm; the Reverand’s Langstroth Hive

The Poor Prole’s Almanac

In this episode, we dive into what it takes to measure bee space, a brief history of Reverand Langstroth and his business failures, why the Langstroth Hives we use aren't actually Langstroth Hives, and some basics of why the Langstroth hives are so common and some of their shortfalls.

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