yeah well, you say you've been to Slovenia, well, then you know how our landscape is. being close to hives is not a problem, since most beeks have their hives in their backyards. on the other hand, this standard regular size and back acces allows a much grater concentration of hives, and no backpain lifting. everything has it's pros and cons.
number of mobile hives has dropped severily, only a few are still doing it, well maybe not just a few but in compare with...say 30 years ago oh my...