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I caught a swarm of bees (see my previous video) without knowing who would want them, but I knew someone would. That someone was S., whose bees had not survived, so she needed a fresh batch. By the time I left, the bees that were outside the hive were steadily making their way in, so we know the queen got in there.

Some of our Top Bar Beehives that we built and keep at our house.

How many beehives can be placed per acre? Also, which hives are the most productive, Langstroth hives, Top-bar hives, etc… ?
How many beehives can be placed per acre? Some websites state that 2 to 5 beehives can be placed in an acre. Is this true and will it increase or decrease productivity?

Also, which hives are the most productive, Langstroth hives, Top-bar hives, etc… ?

Some video of my top bar beehive moments after I dumped in (sorry, “installed”) my first swarm of bees.

Took delivery of a swarm late one evening. The swarm officer reckoned there was a high chance they might abscond, so we put the Queen excluder at the bottom and paper on top. Next day my beekeeping mentor helped me tidy up the hive, put a queen excluder on top as well, and put a feeder on top to induce them to stay. Once the queen starts laying eggs they will stay. She can’t start laying until the workers make comb.