1. The bottom boards of more recently made langstroth hives are made of a rectangular wood frame with mesh stretched between the four sides. This allows mites to fall through the bottom of the hive but not dead bees, which will be pushed out the side. Also, unlike the older solid wood bottom boards, the mesh ones do not rot.
2. Langstroth hives are made up of a solid wood or mesh bottom board, 2 or 3 boxes called deeps, comb foundations which hang on the inside of the deeps, an inner cover which sits on top of the deeps, and an outer cover which protects the hive from the elements.
3. I would really like to take another look at the hives at the school. If i remember correctly they have 2 deeps, not 3? Do the school hives have a mesh or solid wood bottom board?
Are Langstroth hives the most common type? Or is there another hive design that is more popular?
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