<P> Traditional beehives simply provided an enclosure for the bee colony . Because no internal structures were provided for the bees, the bees created their own honeycomb within the hives . The comb is often cross-attached and cannot be moved without destroying it . This is sometimes called a "fixed - frame" hive to differentiate it from the modern "movable - frame" hives . Harvest generally destroyed the hives, though there were some adaptations using extra top baskets which could be removed when the bees filled them with honey . These were gradually supplanted with box hives of varying dimensions, with or without frames, and finally replaced by newer modern equipment . </P> <P> Honey from traditional hives was typically extracted by pressing--crushing the wax honeycomb to squeeze out the honey . Due to this harvesting, traditional beehives typically provided more beeswax, but far less honey, than a modern hive . </P> <P> There are four basic styles of traditional beehive; mud hives, clay / tile hives, skeps and bee gums . </P> <P> Mud hives are still used in Egypt . These are long cylinders made from a mixture of unbaked mud, straw, and dung . </P>

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