Learning Top Bar Hive Beekeeping – Building your Hive

February 28th, 2010 | by admin |

There are many plans for Top Bar Hives. The vast majority are overkill. Come back to simplicity and see how these hives were designed to be made.

Duration : 0:5:58


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  1. 9 Responses to “Learning Top Bar Hive Beekeeping – Building your Hive”

  2. By bdrowe on Feb 28, 2010 | Reply

    True heating wax …
    True heating wax should be done with care. A 55 gal drum with a heating blanket around it might be good enough if you pre melt the wax in a pot.
    As for starers I find the best starter is some burr comb attached to the top bar.
    Billy Bob PA president has some good vids . But also dont take this as ‘I’m in favor of ktb hives.’
    How do you extract your frames?

  3. By OutOfaBlueSky on Feb 28, 2010 | Reply

    I would never …
    I would never recommend Bush’s weather proofing to beginners. Bush heated a vat of wax and resin and dipped much woodenware in it. He had to custom make the vat, which is not exactly simple and not worth just a few hives. Further, if you research more, others have tried and one caught the mix on fire and burned up some of his woodenware.

    As for dipping the starter sticks, not good, it is subpar for a guide. Watch my other vid on making bars using string and soidering iron.

  4. By bdrowe on Feb 28, 2010 | Reply

    If you’re starting …
    If you’re starting hives from scratch and are weather proofing with oil & bees wax, you might want to try to dip the wood in the wood like making bagels. Painting does not penitrate the wood as much, and will require fresh application each year. Also for a straigt line you can cut a ‘free’ wood paint stir in half, dip it in bees wax, and stick it to the top bar with hot wax. Its called a starter strip, see Michael Bush’s site or talk to Billy Bob in PA.

  5. By NineBitByte on Feb 28, 2010 | Reply

    Nice – I’m going to …
    Nice – I’m going to try it. Thank you for the video.

  6. By OutOfaBlueSky on Feb 28, 2010 | Reply

    These KTB Hives are …
    These KTB Hives are ideal for low cost, simple beekeeping. The con is they are not as flexible if you are managing dozens of hives.

  7. By BillyAteMySoul on Feb 28, 2010 | Reply

    Thanks for this …
    Thanks for this video! I’m interested in maybe keeping a hive, and top bars look easier for someone who just wants to make a nice lil home for some bees and isn’t a serious, spend-tons-of-money bee keeper. I love your laid back attitude about it!

  8. By kuragxo on Feb 28, 2010 | Reply

    Thanks for the …
    Thanks for the video!

  9. By OutOfaBlueSky on Feb 28, 2010 | Reply

    thanks, thanks. Be …
    thanks, thanks. Be sure to watch Conrad Berube’s videos too. His are great.

  10. By bigbillyholmes on Feb 28, 2010 | Reply

    another very …
    another very informative video..thank you sir,,,,,,billy

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