Bee Equipment Originated by this Operation

This operation has originated two different beehives: the Two Colony Hive and the Combination Queen Rearing Nucleus and Comb Honey Hive. 

The Two Colony Hive is well tested.  Johnston’s Honeybee Farm received a 2001 Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Grant to test this hive and compared its productivity with the standard 10 frame Langstroth hive. 

The Combination Queen Rearing Nucleus and Comb Honey Hive is still under development.  This hive will serve two purposes.  In the Spring, it can be used to produce queen bees for sale to other beekeepers; in the summer, it can be used to produce comb honey for sale to consumers.  I am presently working on a 2005 Northeast SARE grant for this beehive.  The SARE grant will establish the best depth for the frame to be used in this hive and will give some information on its potential productivity.