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I'm looking ahead to autumn and would like to get a rapid feeder for my beehaus. .... Please could you let me know if you know of one. Thanks. We should not confuse a rapid feeder with a slow feeder. the overhead tubs with a few holes in the lid when inverted are slow feeders for use in...

I have used mine. I am not particularly impressed. The Dartington, which is the same format is superb in comparison. One reason why I am a non-user at present is because the Dartingtons are so much better. RAB beehauses are good for instant beekeeping - take out of box, put on legs, pop in...

Dan Bee said: 'Being another horizontal arrangement, another "better than anything else" design, and sold with zeal would probably have lumped the beehaus and the top bar hive together in many beekeeper's perceptions, and not favourably either'. And Brosville said: 'A top bar hive is about as...

GardenBees said: 'I was very attracted to building a Dartington hive at first, but got put off by the odd supers etc. Instead I built a long hive (Scandinavian style) that takes 14x12 frames, that I can also put a couple of supers on if I need to, or split down the middle. It's a similar concept...

Why do beekeeprs go off Dartingtons? I suspect that the fact that almost all be courses only have time for Nationals means beekeepers who do buy two deep Nationals bolted together (basic idea of the Dartington) never get to grips with the advantages. Tutors - and books - tend to give the...

Information on Dartington hives Just glanced over the discussions - interestingly balanced! The latest version of the Long Deep hive deals with many points raised. The two poart roof is a great advantage as the two halves of the hive no longerr have to be covered by the same number of...

I used to use dividers that fitted under the coverboards and so could be placed anywhere along the body. But it was fiddly making sure the top gap was not too large. So now the plans provide for didivers that push up between the covers, or between the honeyboxes if on. These dividers are...

Jimbeekeeper said: 'I am planning to convert the beehaus to std national frames by adding a raised false mesh floor into the hive. The only reason is due to all my other hives being of the std national frames I do not wish to have an incompatible frame size. I made two Dartington Long hives for...

"Anyone that has used Darlington underfloor entrances, would you rate them over standard national type entrances?" Dartington tunnel entrances are a must if a hive is to be called a Dartington. The Dadant family tried 40 double length brood boxes in the 1920's with entrances above a solid...