[GregB]

Why not start a collection of old, historic hives.
I quickly checked BS and found nothing similar (in one place).

Prokopovich hive - as displayed at Moscow Agricultural Academy (Dept of Beekeeping).
Source:

Lewicky hives from various sources:

 

[BernhardHeuvel]

All about Prokopovich

ПРОКОПОВИЧА

http://xn--90aogkemo1e.xn--p1ai/rasha.htm

http://zdorov-dfed.ucoz.ru/index/dejatelnost_p_i_prokopovicha/0-39

http://pchelki.net/wp-content/uploads/улей-Прокоповича-чертёж-246x300.jpg


http://www.pchelovod.info/index.php?act=Attach&type=post&id=15023

http://www.pchelovod.info/index.php?act=Attach&type=post&id=15022

http://www.honeyfine.ru/study-704-4.html

http://www.pchelovod.info/index.php?showtopic=10186&st=105

http://www.outdoorplace.org/beekeeping/Museum/Beekeeping_Museum.htm

http://beekeeping.com.ua/html_en/prokopovych_en.html

 

[BernhardHeuvel]

Spanish fixed comb box hive

https://www.mapa.gob.es/ministerio/pags/biblioteca/hojas/hd_1943_26 y 35.pdf

 

[BernhardHeuvel]

Some sort of upside down topbar hive...

 

[BernhardHeuvel]

Log hives

http://dic.academic.ru/pictures/enc_pictures/1973-4.jpg

In Ukraine:

 

[BernhardHeuvel]

In China:

http://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2014/sep/15/beekeeping-in-china-in-pictures?CMP=twt_gu

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/t...hing-precariously-mountain-covered-hives.html

 

[BernhardHeuvel]

In Poland, a beekeeping museum:

 

[GregB]

Very cool, Bernhard!
I forgot this picture.

 

[BernhardHeuvel]

The T120 hive. When I started beekeeping I started with those hives.

This is a manual in German language with some pictures. http://immenfreunde.de/KarlSimshaeuser_TrogbeuteT120.pdf

 

[gcolbert]

One of the local beekeepers posted this one on the community Facebook page. I thought it was a great example of creativity and craftsmanship.

 

[GregB]

Found a great blog - all about old hives.
In Russian, but the great pics need no translation.
https://rom-julia.livejournal.com/685983.html

 

[mybodyisatemple76]

Found these pics in a book about the history and family's that lived in the Gatlinburg area.

 

[GregB]

 

[Kuro]

Adding boxes and harvesting honey from a traditional Japanese beehive for Apis cerana.
At 11:51, the beekeeper slaps a giant hornet with his hand.