You can extract enough honey for your family and friends without it taking a lot of time and money. Typically hobbyists do not need to have a high honey production. Initial cost is lower, under a few hundred US dollars or less.A pile box hive is suitable for hobbyist because: It depends on your preference and why you are keeping bees. I do not think that the pile box hive is always better than a Langstroth hive in all instances. I understand that the Langstroth hive has many advantages over the pile box hive. A pile box hive is suitable for hobbyists and a sideline beekeping It is better to use a pile box hive if you do not want to destroy the colony. Some beekeepers have some methods to avoid destroying the colony, but they are not easy to carry out and require more time and effort. In that case, you need to capture swarms every spring, so it is not easy to increase the number of managed colonies. The bees lose their larvae and honey in the fall, which means they cannot survive over the winter. The biggest problem with a log hive is that you need to destroy the colony and force out all of the bees out in order to extract honey. The log hive and pile box hive share many of the same points: (However, it is sometimes said Japanese honey bees prefer a log hive because it mimicks their natural habitat, such as a hollow tree.) The log hive itself does not have any advantage over a pile box hive, but the method of honey extraction is disadvantageous. For these reasons, the Langstroth hive is not used widely for Japanese bees. In addition to this, the Langstroth hive increases the risk of absconding. The increase in honey production may not be worth the time and effort required. How much more honey could I potentially get? As mentioned, I can get somewhere between 5kg - 10kg per hive on average when I use a pile box hive. ![]() I need to inspect the colony almost every week and it takes a lot of time to go to the places where the hives are located. On the other hand, with a Langstroth beehive, it is expensive and takes longer if you make it yourself. However, in terms of time management, honey production per hour is more important.Ī pile box hive can be more productive in terms of honey production per hour of labor because less time and effort are needed.Īll I have to do when I use a pile box hive is:Īdd boxes a few times throughout the yearĪt a minimum, I need only 5 hours to extract 5kg of honey. I am not sure it is true when keeping Japanese bees.Īctually, honey production per hive can be higher. It is often said that the productivity of a Langstroth hive is higher. In Japan, the Langstroth hive is used widely to keep Western bees, but it is not often used to keep Japanese bees. Honey production is lower because honeycombs are also removed during honey extraction.
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