Top Bar Hives

by admin-ciba | Jan 25, 2013 | 0 comments

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: A top bar from a top bar hive.

: bar for top bar

: A candy board insert for a top bar hive.

: candy board insert for top bar hive 02

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: candy board insert for top bar hive 02 0

: candy board inster for top bar hive 04

: candy board inster for top bar hive 04

: candy board inster for top bar hive 05 0

: candy board inster for top bar hive 05 0

: candy board inster for top bar hive 06 0

: candy board inster for top bar hive 06 0

: chaser board for top bar hive 02 0

: chaser board for top bar hive 02 0

: comb on inside of top cover. This is why it is important to fill empty spaces with frames

: comb on inside of top coverr 0

: tims feeder insert for top bar hive 0

: tims feeder insert for top bar hive 0

: Empty comb previously used for brood on a top bar. Lots of pollen stores

: top bar with brood comb 03

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: top bar with brood comb 03 0

: Empty comb previously used for honey on a top bar.

: top bar with honey storage comb 02

: Langstroth medium on a top bar hive.and lang medium on top

: top bar with observation window and lang medium on top

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