Modern Beehives Look Boring. Why Dont Many Beekeepers Use The Traditional Looking White Terraced Hive?
Although the old style hives look pleasant at the foot of the garden there is nearly twice as many components in their construction. Internally the old hive is the same as a modern hive but is clumsier to use. Incidentally the old style is called a WBC hive after its inventor William Broughton Carr and the most popular standard hobby hive in Britain is the National hive.
