Do you want to keep bees in a bee-friendly, back-friendly, and energy-efficient way? This book shows you how to transition from traditional DN or Zander sizes to large-format magazine hives like Dadant or DN 1.5, or how to start your beekeeping journey with them. You will learn how to keep bees in large-format magazine hives with just one brood chamber in a natural way. You will discover recommended techniques for colony care and multiplication, as well as practical tips and tricks such as swarm catching with a bow and arrow, varroa control using a brood colony, managing the queen, methods for renewing the brood, and beekeeping in natural comb.