The comb doesn't look like it's on frames. The vast majority of states require comb to be on a frame or top bar to be capable of being inspected. There are plans online for in-wall mounted observation hives that would be much better than this.
HappMacDonald · 30m ago
Just makes me wonder what Erika Thompson's take on this project would be
quinnjh · 1h ago
This article is a great introduction to the topic of indoor (or rather in-wall) beehives, which I was curious about after seeing a father-son duo construct an impressive setup with hexagonal 3D printed enclosures. The authors voice is very enjoyable. Give it a read if you have a few mins
gorfian_robot · 1h ago
hmm. bee's can easily cause a lot of damage inside your walls. not sure how this is avoided.
schwartzworld · 21m ago
If the space is sealed, how would they get into the walls?
dumbmrblah · 2h ago
This year I put a beehive in my backyard. I can sit for hours (not really, minutes more likely) just staring at them working, going in and out of the hive. Maybe in a year or two I'll actually get honey.
userbinator · 1h ago
This gets a solid "nope" from me, and probably everyone else who has a memory of a very painful sting in their past.
SoftTalker · 29m ago
Honeybees aren’t very aggressive with stings. Yellowjackets in the other hand are vicious if you’re disturbing their nests in any way. Any that establish themselves near my house will be dispatched with as soon as I notice them.
phyzome · 1h ago
I've been stung a number of times by bees and wasps, but I still find them fascinating, and I would love to have one of these in my wall.
bigstrat2003 · 1h ago
Yeah, I have no particular animus towards bees but they terrify me. Without a doubt the thing I'm most afraid of on this earth. I would be a nervous wreck if I had this in my home.
comrade1234 · 2h ago
Well, at least it's not hornets.
accrual · 2h ago
> For now, it feels good to know that behind me stand centuries of bee-lovers who have had the joy of listening to the hymns of bees far into the night and smelled the intoxicating aroma of honey and propolis waft out across the room before the dawn light begins.
I wonder what that's like. Is it just another nice smell, like coffee brewing while sunlight hits your face?
otherme123 · 2h ago
My grandpa had one of these (the traditional they talk about), and the smell fades away. I guess it smells like honey to everyone visiting, but for you isn't there.
quantadev · 11m ago
Made me realize for the first time Bees are the only insect that most people don't find disgusting. I mean we literally eat what they create: Honey. It would be fascinating to watch them build their hives.
I wonder what that's like. Is it just another nice smell, like coffee brewing while sunlight hits your face?