Kirkhof beehive

[newbeemike]

How many out there have heard of a Kirkhof hive? I've only seen a couple at a friend's place near me. Apparently they're very efficient.

They are a 2 queen hive with superb ventilation. They stay cooler in the summer and warmer & drier in the winter, which means the odds of your colony lasting through the winter are much grater. With all these things together a single Kirkhof hive tends to produce more honey than 2 regular Langstroth hives. I'm surprised they're not more common:scratch:.

If anybody out there has had experience with them or know someone who has, I'd like to hear about it.

[BeeCurious]

newbeemike,

I found this thread: http://www.beesource.com/forums/showthread.php?p=290377 which includes links to Herman VAN DE KERKHOF's patents and drawings.

[newbeemike]

newbeemike,

I found this thread: http://www.beesource.com/forums/showthread.php?p=290377 which includes links to Herman VAN DE KERKHOF's patents and drawings.

Thanks! I searched for "Kirkhof" before posting but I guess this search engine requires full words in the search. I didn't think to try the misspelling of "Kirkhoff".

I found the patents when I first started researching these a few months ago. But that's all I found. There's absolutely nothing out there on them.:(