Starting A Top-bar Hive Colony

Nuc Frames in Kenyan-style Hive

Getting bees into your top-bar hive and starting a successful colony is the first challenge of successful top-bar beekeeping. Several methods can be used, depending on local conditions.

1 Package Bees to Start the Top-bar Hive
2 Start-up Using a Nucleus Hive
3 Starting a Top-bar Hive With a Swarm
4 Starting a Top-bar Hive With a Split