You’ve been dreaming of keeping bees for ages, and you have decided upon what kind of hive you want, from the many types available to beekeepers: Langstroth (8-frame or 10-frame), Flow Hive, Long Langstroth hive, Kenyan Top-Bar hive, or Warre hive, and the list goes on.

Now, you’re wondering, as you gaze admiringly at your bright new bee suit, shiny new smoker, and gleaming new hive tool, should you have one hive, or two?

There are many reasons to give consideration to having a single hive or two