The lid of the beehive has a split open top (10) held by a mechanism to theone side of the body (99) of the lid. By opening the top (10) of the lid asurface is revealed which has containers (8) on the one side and an easilyopen cover (48) on the other, which enables immediate access into the internalof the hive. On the top (10) of the lid there are shutters (11) that open andclose the air intake holes (12) . The hive has a folding take off board (85)on its bottom reducing space during transportation. It uses dovetail (15,16)joints to withhold the sidewalls (94) . This makes it very durable.
