All the pieces parts of my second hive arrived this week, and I’ll soon be putting it all together in preparation for the spring package. While I was adding all the necessary components into my shopping cart, my wife accused me of having “second hive syndrome” as I was initially opting for some cheaper options.
For example, for my first hive I went with a 8-Frame Garden Top:
I had planned on going with the cheaper Telescoping Top for the next hive:
In the end, I went with the exact same configuration as my first hive. Not only will they look nice side by side, but I would hate for the new queen to be jealous of Large Marge’s hive.
Urban Beekeeping in Austin, Texas 