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A beehive (100) for honey production comprising a movable top entrance (104) positioned above a brood chamber (102). The movable top entrance is operative to releasably mount to the top of the brood chamber. In addition, the movable top entrance is operative to releasably support one or more honey s

A beehive (100) for honey production comprising a movable top entrance (104) positioned above a brood chamber (102). The movable top entrance is operative to releasably mount to the top of the brood chamber. In addition, the movable top entrance is operative to releasably support one or more honey supers (106) on top of the movable top entrance. The movable top entrance includes an outer frame (112) with at least one aperture (116) therethrough. the moveable top entrance further includes a baffle (122) in supporting connection within the outer frame. The baffle includes a cavity (126) adjacent the aperture in the outer frame. The aperture and the cavity have a size and shape which are sufficiently large to enable honeybees to pass through the aperture and the cavity to a location either above or below the baffle. The baffle has a surface area which fills the majority of the space between the outer frame and is operative to generally prevent the queen honeybee from moving to the honey super. The movable top entrance further includes a landing pad (118) which extends in a generally downward direction from beneath the aperture. The beehive may further include a base (110) that includes a slidable tray (120) for cleaning out debris in the bottom of the beehive.

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1. A beehive comprising:a cover; a brood chamber, wherein the brood chamber is adapted to supportingly receive a first plurality of parallel honeycomb frames; and at least one movable top entrance positioned between the cover and the brood chamber, wherein the at least one movable top entrance inclu

1. A beehive comprising:a cover; a brood chamber, wherein the brood chamber is adapted to supportingly receive a first plurality of parallel honeycomb frames; and at least one movable top entrance positioned between the cover and the brood chamber, wherein the at least one movable top entrance includes: an outer frame, wherein the outer frame includes at least one aperture therethrough; and a baffle in supporting connection within the outer frame, wherein the baffle includes at least one cavity adjacent the at least one aperture of the outer frame, wherein the at least one cavity and the at least one aperture have sufficient size to enable honeybees to move through the at least one aperture and the at least one cavity to a location either above or below the baffle; and at least one slot between the outer frame and the baffle, wherein the at least one slot has an interior size which is sufficiently large to enable honeybees to pass therethrough, wherein the interior size of the at least one slot is sufficiently small to prevent comb buildup therein.