For accessories for your discontinued top bar hive see the discontinued top bar hive collection.
Top bar hive hinged roof.
Here are the plans and parts list you can drag to your desktop and open to print.
Attaching the sides to the hive.
Your top bar hive needs some type of roof to go over the flat lid of the hive.
Generally the bars are a wooden wedge or strip with a guide to ensure combs hang straight.
The 3 4 thick top bars of the frames air gap 2 insulation provides superior protection from the elements of both a harsh winter and a scorching hot summer.
Whether it is a cathedral hive or a regular top bar hive proper ventilation from a roof is needed.
The rule of thumb.
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The bees build their comb down from these bars naturally without the use of a 4 sided frame or foundation.
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Many beekeepers will use top bars that have a small comb guide hanging down.
30 1 3 8 x 15 1 2 pre waxed top bars and 1 follower board are included.
The number of top bars the hive will accommodate varies with the width of the box but as a reference a 42 box will use 28 top bars.
You can also print the complete design plans and parts list which is posted below to build your own hive.
Each top bar is laid across the hive with one end at the front of the box and the other at the back.
How to build a top bar beehive free design plans.
They will be trimmed a little to accommodate the roof see below.
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With a top bar hive the combs can become very soft and fragile if the hive is overheating.
This top bar hive comes with 26 top bars that can be divided into two separate hives with the follower board and.
Continuing upward there is a 1 ventilation chamber followed by a layer of insulated bubble wrap underlayment and topped off with steel roofing metal.
We are the only manufacturer that offers weather proof screened roof vents.
How the bars fit in the body of the hive.
This top bar hive comes with 26 top bars that can be divided into two separate hives.
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They re designed to provide the appropriate amount of bee space between comb sections as well as between the comb and the hive body.
5 bee access holes are on the front side or can be relocated to suit your needs.
Easy hinged roof eliminates any heavy lifting.
Instead of using frames like a langstroth hive top bar hives have bars across the top of the hive body.
Decide a working height for the top of the hive and add 2 to arrive at the length of the legs.
The top bar hive is the oldest and most commonly used hive style in the world.
Typically the bars are tapered and beveled at the bottom encouraging the bees to build their comb straight along each bar.
Top bar hives and beekeeping supplies including top bar beehives with windows adjustable legs hinged roofs.
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If you are a wheelchair user you may want the top of the hive to be about 24 from the ground so make the legs 26.
