Top-bar Hive Design

Kenyan Hive Plan

Top-bar hive structures can be very simple or very complex. The goal is to settle upon a design that is well adapted to local beekeeping conditions.

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Bees managed in top-bar hives are allowed to do what their natural instincts direct, not what we want them to do. Top-bar bees are healthier and happier.

1	General Top-bar Hive Design Considerations
2	Length of Top-bar Hives
3	Width of Top-bar Hives
4	Side Wall Variations in Top-bar Hives
5	The Floor of a Top-bar Hive
6	A Removable Bottom Board for Top-bar Hives

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