Original: Langstroth hive was however a descendant of Jan Dzierzonâ s Polish hive designs. In the United Kingdom, the most common type of hive is the British National Hive, which can hold Hoffman, British Standard or popular Manley frames, but it is not unusual to see some other sorts of hive (Smith, Commercial and WBC, rarely Langstroth).
Simplified: However, they do not control the hive.