Nationals Vs langstroth

[Ticklesbees]

Depends on your business plan.
Will you sell bees in the future?

That is part of the plan, hence why I'm going to keep most of my nationals. For selling nucs and bees.

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[Ticklesbees]

Are Lang better for commercial bee farming. Yes.



They are rectangular and so better for transporting. The supers are simple to make if you have the following kit.



Accurate table saw. Router. Dovetail jig. Biscuit jointer.



I had a right mix of hives and that was an utter pain but that was partly circumstances out of my control. If I were only looking at honey then yes Lang and poly lang (at least the brood boxes) would be my prefered way forward but... there is good money in bees so keeping a National unit or at least a poly nuc unit would be profitable.



PH

Thanks for the reply, yes I have all tools and equipment to be able to make hives etc... Apart from a biscuit jointer, as with the advancement in modern glues. It has become apparent that biscuit joints don't offer any structural strength compared to just glueing with a decent glue of course. However biscuits are handy for locating parts together.
But in my eyes they aren't necessary.

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[Ticklesbees]

You may live to regret it!

Why's that?

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