Can China bees successfully feed with such hives? Did it work? If there are any questions.

This kind of barrel can keep Chinese bees, but it will be small after one year. You can add a bucket of the same size (bottomless and uncovered, with two parallel wooden strips in the middle, which is convenient to carry and can also be used as a support point for bees to build nests).

This is an indigenous method to raise Chinese bees, and the equipment is very simple. Disadvantages: it is impossible to check the situation in the observation box, and it is inconvenient and inaccurate to cut honey.

A new method of raising Chinese bees (square wooden box)

Suggestion: You can go to the bookstore to buy a book about beekeeping, which contains the detailed dimensions of beehives.

Honeycombs are made of wooden frames and can be taken out one by one.

The advantage is that whether the bees in the box are normal or not can be observed at any time, which is convenient for cleaning and processing. When cutting honey, you can only cut honey to avoid hurting bees that have not left the nest.

The disadvantage is that the cost of building boxes by the new method is higher than that of raising Chinese bees by the indigenous method.

I hope I can help you.