Bees in the orchard On Monday 11th July The Vyne took delivery
of three beehives with the fourth scheduled for later in the
month. These hives are Nationals a now very common hive and a
development of the [WBC - William Broughton Carr 1890] design.
They are simpler in construction not having the outer wall of
the WBC. The National hive appeared around 1920 and gained
popularity due in part to it’s lower cost and ease of
maintenance. William Broughton Carr was born in Yorkshire, in
1837 and died in London 1909. He was the editor of the “Bee
Journal and Record”. Carr designed the WBC style of beehive and
published his design in 1890. You can discover more about
beekeeping via The British Beekeepers Association These single
walled hives contain the Brood box at the bottom and above this
the Supers which contain frames where the bees lay down honey
stores to feed the growing colony. During the summer months each
hive can contain up to 30,000 bees which are controlled by one
queen. In the weeks running up to their