Greetings. I have had a Langstroth brood hive in my yard since last fall, courtesy of my son. I put a medium super on it in the Spring and today we harvested our first crop of honey. We are very pleased with the taste, full bodied and delicious. We left some honey on the frames for the bees, and still got about two gallons. We also expanded the hive by adding another brood section and another medium super. I also have a Top Bar Hive that I started a few weeks ago with some bees from under a mobile home. The TBH is doing quite well also, but needs to get stronger. I enjoy woodworking and the bees give me an excuse to build things (hives, escapes, covers, etc.). Nice web forum, looking forward to gathering information and learning. Regards to all.