Loved the story about the farting mongoose! Haven't heard about that before, despite having seen quite a bit of African beekeeping.

I'll definitely get my KTB going this year, as soon as I can get hold of a swarm.

One advantage of the KTB is that there is very little lifting involved. This makes it attractive for people who would have problems with the weight of full supers and who are not interested in a huge honey harvest.

Actually, anybody with back problems might like working with KTBs as they can be set up at a very convenient working height, so no bending down for inspections!

I think the bees, too, like the extra hight as it gets them away from the damper air near the ground.

Pests like mice and rats find it more or less impossible to get to the entrance, especially if it's on the short side and doesn't have a landing board.
That means a mouseguard should be superfluous.

I'll let you know when I have the hive populated and how I get on with it.