The BackYardHive Tool list is fairly simple:
Bee Suit (see
discussion below)
Smoker (see
discussion below)
Hive Tool
We sell a customized Hive Tool which
Managing the combs in a top bar hive is quite a bit different then the
Langstroth hive. Propolis is not really problematic in the top bar hive because
of the nature of how the bees suspend the c
We have
chosen not to use treatments for mites. We believe that one of the biggest
problems contributing to the decline of the bee population is weakened genetics
caused by overly selective br
Bees are not included with your purchase of a BackYard hive.
There are four ways to get bees: you can buy a nucleus (a “nuc”), you can buy a
package of bees, or you can get on a swarm list a