Zante
Field Bee
- Joined
- Feb 22, 2016
- Messages
- 683
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- Location
- Near Florence, Italy
- Hive Type
- Dadant
- Number of Hives
- 2
I am just starting now in my beekeeping adventure, I have a course starting in May lined up, and hopefully a year of following an experienced beekeeper after that.
I have already been looking at equipment in the meantime, I like to be well documented when I get to actually doing something. I have found that in Italy (I am Italian originally) they use something called Dadant-Blatt hives. What's the difference with what is called Dadant here in the UK?
I ask because I've seen the prices of those hives and they are ridiculous. For the price of one National hive here I can get two of those.
Considering that I go and visit friends and family fairly regularly it wouldn't be too much of a bother to bring back a couple of flat hives over a few trips (I have a whole year of apprenticeship in front of me).
Of course it might not be worth it if the Dadant-Blatt hive is different enough from what here is called a Dadant to make spares incompatible.
I have already been looking at equipment in the meantime, I like to be well documented when I get to actually doing something. I have found that in Italy (I am Italian originally) they use something called Dadant-Blatt hives. What's the difference with what is called Dadant here in the UK?
I ask because I've seen the prices of those hives and they are ridiculous. For the price of one National hive here I can get two of those.
Considering that I go and visit friends and family fairly regularly it wouldn't be too much of a bother to bring back a couple of flat hives over a few trips (I have a whole year of apprenticeship in front of me).
Of course it might not be worth it if the Dadant-Blatt hive is different enough from what here is called a Dadant to make spares incompatible.