Construction Information for Dartington Hives: with full details for making the 'garden' and 'country' models of the Dartington Long Deep Hive

Robin Dartington made his fi rst Long Deep hives around 1975, to reduce the problems when keeping bees on the roof of a fi ve-storey house. Very simply, the

Long Deep hive is a Deep National with a back extension, so avoiding the need for an extra hive when making an artifi cial swarm. New Beekeeping has now

been developed into a comprehensive system for keeping bees for recreation, in safety and with maximum enjoyment. The system minimises labour - and more

than halves the heaviest lifting in...