Tanzanian Top Bar Hive Plans

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.

Tanzanian top bar hive plans.

Tanzanian top bar hive. Paul magnuson pretoria south africa provided these plans. Pictures and descriptions of a tanzanian top bar hive that doubles as a long langstroth hive. The hive comprises a box roughly 85cm long roughly 30cm deep and 50 5cm wide.

Frequently asked top bar hive questions. Beekeeping in top bar hives michael bush. The kenyan top bar hive has a box with sloped sides whereas the tanzanian top bar hive has a rectangular box. Tanzanian top bar hivekenyan top bar hivecombo long hivebuild themvertical top bar hivehoney strainerfootprint foundationobservation hivenotable hives suitability.

Look them over and see why and how they differ. As discussed in the wikipedia article referenced above top bar hives with vertical side walls are often referred to as tanzanian and top bar hives with sloped side walls are referred to as kenyan widespread experience indicates that bees have fewer tendencies to attach comb to the sloped side walls of the kenyan top bar hive. Top bar hive management. Plans and a parts list for a simple kenya top bar hive.

Langstroth frame compatible tanzanian top bar hive. The interior width the distance.