Budget beekeeping anyone?

Hi Brian, the hive was designed by my boss and his bee mentor we sell it through mail order and garden centres  like harrod horticultural.com. it is basically a warée inside a nice outer like a wbc but although designed for top bars it will take frames as well as a lot of new-be bee keepers will go to their local bee club to learn about bees and so end learning about framed bee keeping, as you know I believe.

Ours is designed to be opened as much as a warée once or twice a year, so is designed for easy bee keeping.
 I have nearly completed my ktbh which I have made in my own time at work, this is made to Phil Chandlers plans, next week I am making a Warée with YaBeeP there are a group of us making modified ones these will accept frames or  can be used in the proper way.

How many hives do you have and how long have you been keeping them ?