Things are slow 'round here! This spring I plan on adding a TBH or 2 to my yard. (So far I have 2 Langs and plan on 2 more this spring, plus any TBHs I add.) I...
... Hello Jeffery; yes this is very slow group. But is not important. I dont have the TBH in this time, in sprig will have too. In the past tense -about 70...
I'd also love to hear more comparisons of the pros and cons of Langstroth and TBHs. Here's my very limited experience: I've had one TBH for 2 years -- my first...
Gina, I've got two top-bar hives, soon more. What I do, when lifting out combs, is gently cut the comb free from the sides of the hive, cutting upward, so that...
Wow, we are actually carrying on a discussion. I am excited!!! I have been interested in TBH's for years. I built one, as was said, with strips of wood in the...
You know, I have seen a few designs where people added a "simplified frame" of some sort to their Top Bars. It seems to me that this would be helpful, but...
I found a TBH page that realy impressed me. It is at http://geocities.com/usbwrangler/ If you have not yet, take a look at the site. He came across a few...
The way I work my hives, I start at the back, and the back bars don't have comb on them. So those are easily popped out, and then there's working space to...
I like that site too. Dennis (the site author) is very attentive to the bees, and very thorough in his investigations. I don't know if he's on this list, but...
I noticed on the Bee Wrangler TBH site that he has plans for an improved TBH,(improved from his last plans) as well as plans for a similar hive, that accepts...
Jeffery, Let me compliment you on the progress of this Thread. Yeah!!! You mentioned the problem of the first comb being "braced in". I have experience with...
... discuss ... Dennis posts on www.BeeSource.com website, as does Dave that I mentioned in another post. You can find a TBH discussion they are in at...
Keith, I agree about the website. I do recall there being an email link to Mr. Simon. Perhaps you have to email him. It also appeared that he pretty well...
So is there any reason not to make a TBH with the same dimensions of 2 or three side-by-side Langsroth deeps? It seems like this would give you flexibility of...
Ehhh.....just in between....here I know that we all make mistakes, but we should try and respect the bloke a little that invented that hive once and spell his...
I stand corrected. I think in the future I will do as so many do, and refer to it as a "Lang" hive... because I am certain to misspell it again if I try!!!...
I really appreciate the replies thus far. I think I am going to make a hive the width of a standard "Lang" frame. With my "Lang" hives, I leave one hive 3...
-- In TopHive@yahoogroups.com, "Jeffery Francom" <jfrancom@i...> ... and refer ... if I ... know ... refering to ... or- his ... his name. ... Jeffery, You...
Hey, On most of the websites regarding TBH's that I have visited, there seems to be a number of people who want their TB's to be interchangable with their...
... THink about what it will be like to face an essentially solid top that has been propolised by the bees - and no where to insert a hive tool. Might become...
... for ... that ... tool. ... Good thinking Keith,You have you cap on as usual. If I have them in a Lang, it will be while using along with frames and, so...
Any thoughts about or sollutions on wintering a TBH or KTBH in a cold climate? /Newbee Bengt. _________________________________________________________________...
To the Admin. and Members Thank you for having an open forum. I want to share my website with the membership, it is a 100% commercial free, family friendly, ...
... discuss ... The beewrangler posts on the biological beekeeping group. There are several TBH keepers on that group. They talk about much more than TBH and...
I have put together a wiki website for beekeeping several months ago. The purpose of the website was to create a living and breathing beekeeping FAQ. The site...
... I have banned the offender. If this happens again, we have two possibilities: 1. we may have to restrict new members to being moderated until they have ...
Hi All, Let us liven up this group a little - it is only as lively as the participants ;o) We would dearly love to hear about your experiences with topbar...
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