Q. I received my hive a while back and am waiting for my bees to arrive. The thought occurred to me over the weekend that I may be getting too many bees for the top bar hive. I order
Q. I have the standard hive, no Top bar. I live in Denver in the vicinity of Hampden and Kipling. There were a few dead bees not a lot. I did see some bees lodged in the comb they were quite a di
Q. Across the top where the top bars are in place, I have a 3/4" gap. Is this normal? A. The ¾ inch gap is an intentional design parameter of the BYH. There are two reasons for this
A. With the Top Bar hive you don't need a Queen Excluder. You could use one but it would slow down production because the bees have to get through the small exclusion holes. I have only had one hive t
A. Here in Colorado we experience very cold winters. Most of the
content in this article is directed toward those who live in cold
winter climates. Insulating the beehive, and keeping a full hive of