A Langstroth hive is a modular beehive designed to work in a vertical configuration. Boxes are stacked on top of each other, and the frames containing combs are removable and can be reinforced with wire or plastic. To cover the full workings of a Langstroth hive in a paragraph is somewhat challenging. These hives are easy to use in large scale beekeeping. They are not however the perfect back yard beehive.