The long Langstroths that open from the side? Yes Ma’am! I do like the look of those. Right now all of our supers are mediums, and we use two brood chambers. The problem is when there are 4 or 5 supers, waaaay up there, so heavy when full. Just took off the early honey, hopefully all basswood and clover - yum.
Wish more people knew to buy only local honey and the beneficial aspects of its antimicrobial qualities as compared to chain store adulterated honey. There is a big push here to register all hives, ‘for the inspection and control of honeybee diseases’. It’s all about controlling a food source. Grrrrr.
I know nothing about raising bees but a lot about eating honey. I read an article in a medical report once that said they think eating local honey could help alleviate seasonal allergy symptoms. I asked my Pulmonary Specialist that treats my asthma and when I asked he got really quiet for a minute and finally said “I don’t see why it wouldn’t work but until a study is done I can’t say it will or won’t”. He said to keep eating the local honey. The theory is that the bees gather pollen from all of the local plants and flowers that typically trigger allergies. By eating the honey you are doing similar to what allergy shots do.
I would think that stomach acid might interfere but I’m not a scientist. Even without that health benefit local honey is always best.
We buy honey from our local farmer’s market every year.