Nepal Beekeeping - economic development

With traditional hives, the combs are cut from the hive and the honey is squeezed out of the combs by hand. With frame hives, the frames are taken out and the bees are gently removed. The beekeeper removes the wax cappings with a khukuri, the traditional Nepali knife
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I'll be a - no, never mind, I already am :o - but isn't that an amazing use for our favorite bladed instrument?! :eek:
 
this of course begs the question:


What kukhri is best for cutting honeycomb end caps?:D
 
This is one of those cases where a little information goes a long way---

Modern Western apiculture employs two-tier hives with precise spacing in the upper level that admits the workers but not the queen. This was a major inovation.

Result: Top level contains combs that only contain honey--lower level contains mixed combs used for raising bee larvae and storing honey.

Lots easier on the beekeeper and the bees. If jigs and the like can be devised to enable producion of hives with the necessary tolerances, production and eficiency should increase.
 
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