Top-bar Hives
Top-bar Hives
The most basic legal way to keep bees in the United States is to use a top-bar hive.
It is actually against the law in most states to purposely keep honey bees in hives without movable frames.
In a top-bar hive, there are no foundations or frames, but only bars across the top of each hive body. This style of hive allows (and requires) bees to build their comb entirely on their own, at least the first time. Once they have combs built, they can reuse brood combs.
It is actually against the law in most states to purposely keep honey bees in hives without movable frames because they cannot be opened and examined for brood diseases, especially American foulbrood.
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Two top-bar hives with a sugar water feeder in between.
Two top-bar hives with a sugar water feeder in between.
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Combs built inside a top-bar hive with no frames or comb guides.
Combs built inside a top-bar hive with no frames or comb guides.
Lesson List
- 9. Hive Stand Duration:
- 2.6 Check Your Learning Duration:
- Tools Duration:
- 2.5 Clothing & Tools Duration:
- What Is Bee Space? Duration:
- 2.4 Hive Frames & Bee Space Duration:
- Top-bar Hives Duration:
- Foundations Duration:
- 2.3 Comb Foundations Duration:
- The Langstroth Hive Duration:
- Bottom Board Duration:
- Full-Depth Hive Body Duration:
- Queen Excluder Duration:
- Medium-Depth Super Duration:
- Shallow-Depth Super Duration:
- Section Comb Super Duration:
- Inner Cover Duration:
- Outer Telescoping Cover Duration:
Teachers Info
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