Development of Small Beehives with Extended Functions for Hobby Beekeeping

Abstract

Since many hobby beekeepers want smaller and lighter beehives, we have developed a hive that is less than half the size and weight of the Langstroth beehive. The developed small beehives were assumed to be used by hobbyist beekeepers to raise European honeybees. As a result of breeding European honey bees in the small beehives, there were no problems with the temperature and humidity inside the beehives and the population of honey bees.