I've seen the top bar hives, which look similar to the long langs but without the frames. What climate are you in? Here in Idaho the bees over winter better in a vertical hive. What has been your over wintering experience with the long langs?
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We are zone 7a. Our winters are fairly mild, but I did have one hive freeze in March two years ago. A 10 frame lang can overwinter here if it gets a candy board in January. I don't have a problem if I can build up my long langs to 15 frames before November.
Ah, we are zone 4b so our winters are a bit colder :)