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Page 1 of 2 1 2 Practical beekeeping: making wax starter strips for top-bars (BfD Journal 80) When using top-bar hives, it is essential that bees are encouraged to build their comb centrally from each top-bar. This makes life very convenient for the beekeeper, as it enables combs to be lifted easily from the hive for inspection, or for harvesting. When bees build across top-bars, it means that the beekeeper needs to separate them and damage some comb, if a top-bar is to be lifted from the hive. To encourage bees to build their comb centrally, a small strip of wax can be placed along the top-bar. Here, Polly Eaton describes the method that was found to work well for beekeepers in Nigeria. Practical beekeeping - top-bar tips (BfD Journal 78) Paul Latham, author of Beekeeping in Central Africa, and Collins Kasimba from Mzuzu, Malawi, who has 12 years’ beekeeping experience, discuss a number of issues relating to top-bar hive beekeeping Using top-bar hives This article, by Nicola Bradbear and Gladstone Solomon, explains the steps involved in getting a top-bar hive occupied by bees, looking after the colony, and harvesting honey. Sugar feeding using a top-bar feeder Beekeepers often feed sugar to bees before or during dearth periods. This article provides information on construction of frame feeders for top-bar hives. First published in BfD Journal 38. Page 1 of 2 1 2 |
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