Editing Hive frame (section)

==History==
In 1814 [[Petro Prokopovych]] invented the world's first beehive which used hive frames.<ref>Beekeeping in Ukraine - Petro Prokopovych - [http://beekeeping.com.ua/html_en/prokopovych_en.html Petro Prokopovych]</ref> Early prototypes had a large distance between frames, and the frame lay on supporting strips of wood. As a result, the frames were cross-attached by [[burr comb]] and propolized to the supporting strips and were difficult to remove. In Prokopovych's design, the frames were placed only in the honey chamber. In the brood chamber, the bees built the combs in free style.

[[Johann Dzierzon]] described the correct distance between combs in the brood chamber as 1½ inches from the center of one bar to the center of the next. In 1848, Dzierzon introduced grooves into the hive's side walls replacing the strips of wood to hang top bars. The grooves were {{convert|8|mm|in|frac=3|abbr=on}} wide and met the distance requirements for a [[bee space]].

In May 1852, [[August von Berlepsch]] in [[Germany]] designed a movable frame.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Berlepsch |first1=August Freiherr von |title=Der stehende Rahmenlüfter |journal=Bienen-Zeitung |date=1 May 1852 |volume=8 |issue=9 |pages=83–84 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rjJAAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA83 |trans-title=The vertical frame ventilator |language=German}}</ref> On October 5, 1852, in the [[United States]], [[L. L. Langstroth]] patented a new hive with movable frames under US patent # US9300A.<ref>Langsroth, Lorenzo L. [https://pdfpiw.uspto.gov/.piw?docid=00009300 "Beehive" U.S. Patent No. 9,300]{{Dead link|date=August 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} (issued: 5 October 1852).</ref><ref>See also:
*  {{cite journal |last1=King |first1=H.A. |title=Movable frames. Is Mr. Langstroth the inventor? |journal=The American Bee Journal |date=February 1872 |volume=7 |issue=8 |pages=169–170 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c5vdvc0cBrIC&pg=PA169}}
*  {{cite journal |last1=Langstroth |first1=L.L. |title=Baron von Berlepsch and movable frames |journal=The American Bee Journal |date=February 1872 |volume=7 |issue=8 |pages=172–175 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c5vdvc0cBrIC&pg=PA172}}</ref> Today, the [[Langstroth hive]] is the most common design in many parts of the world. In the UK the national hive is more commonly used. A smaller hive, the Smith hive is often used in Scotland, especially when bees are taken to the Heather moors. Historically the larger Dadant hive was used in most of Europe. All of these hives use movable frames of various numbers and sizes.