Here's a study comparing hive types that I randomly found. Claims that box type hives produce double the honey as traditional hive types.
Now of course our world is dominated by concerns other than brute honey production, so there's that. I do find that box type hives (Langstroth) and surely other framed styles hives are also quite efficient for splitting, increase, management, and what not. But they may not be the most healthy for the bees, if that is what you are looking for. 150 years of boxed beekeeping does demonstrate that they do work acceptably.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5478371/
Now of course our world is dominated by concerns other than brute honey production, so there's that. I do find that box type hives (Langstroth) and surely other framed styles hives are also quite efficient for splitting, increase, management, and what not. But they may not be the most healthy for the bees, if that is what you are looking for. 150 years of boxed beekeeping does demonstrate that they do work acceptably.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5478371/
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