The bee hive

The beehive is the beekeeper’s tool. At this point the beekeeper must do all the things necessary with as little effort possible and in the least amount of time. The beehive with which I do my beekeeping started being used forty years ago here in Slovenia. People no longer believe in the statement that our feeding and climate conditions are not suitable because many beekeepers have been successful in our conditions. The beehive does not have a permanent shape or size - we can increase or decrease the size depending on the strength of the colony, feed, the season and so on. See picture that has 8 beehives.

Selecting the most suitable beehive is very important for modern beekeeping and also for its success. I bee keep with the LR beehives in which my father-in-law Martin Adlešič redesigned and completed with quality. Beekeeping with them is simple and the maximum amount of honey is produced. This is the version 3 beehive, which has a 2/3 load of honey (picture) meanwhile he bee keeps with a more improved beehive called version 4. I recommend these beehives to all those who are intending to bee keep with many beehives and to the beginners who are looking to cut the costs as much as possible – this type of beehive costs the least. Compared to the AŽ beehives its easier to monitor the development of bee colonies, less time is used for maintenance and what is most important more honey is produced during a good feed than if the AŽ beehive is used.