Pdf Kenyan Top Bar Hive Plans

Top bar hives are low tech old style configurations of hives.

Pdf kenyan top bar hive plans.

There are different types of hives used in beekeeping in kenya but the most important for commercial purposes are two the kenya top bar hive ktbh and the langstroth hives. Warre hives are the middle ground between langstroth and top bar. Constructing a kenya top bar hive written by george. The colorado top bar beehive.

The kenyan top bar hive has a box with sloped sides whereas the tanzanian top bar hive has a rectangular box. Bfd93 top bar hive hj 301109 1412 words 1 practical beekeeping making a top bar hive janet lowore monica barlow and mark loveday bees for development keywords. The free plans will enable you to build a working top bar hive using simple tools and readily obtainable timber. Hive design movable comb top bar top bar hives are easier and cheaper to make than frame hives yet have some advantages of movable comb technology.

The top bar hive is designed with the beekeeper in mind both in terms of the construction effort and the management of the hive once installed. 38 langstroth top bar and warre hive plans 1. Now let s begin with the first beehive plans. The kenyan was designed to be low tech low cost and simple to build using available materials.

Design for standardized top bar hives pdf notes to accompany the standardized tbh design pdf other tbh plans. Cut another groove about 5mm deep across the underside of top bar 15mm from one end. If you want more detail with backgtound information and more pictures you may like to buy my book balanced beekeeping i. As well as htbh such as the kenyan and tanzanian there are also vtbh vertical such as the warre.

This groove locks the top bars into place on the side board. At a high level it is effectively a box on legs with a cover. The example pictured above the one i built was a luxury version with all new pine. Rip a small channel down the centre of the remaining 29 top bars about 5mm deep and long enough that 3 icy pole sticks can sit in the groove.

Others are the log hives made from hollowed out tree trunks basket hives made from woven sticks which are smeared. Or do you prefer to buy one. Top bar hives are perfect for small scale beekeeping or hobbyist who doesn t want to lift more than 40lbs.