I am thinking of trying a top bar hive next Spring. I saw one for about $150 somewhere but I cannot remember the company's name. Where can I find the best deal on a top bar hive?
My recommendation is to build your own. There are lots of plans all over the internet. You do not have to be a wizard at woodworking to do it. Most plans can be done with a circular saw and a screwdriver. I built all of mine and it took about 3 hours of total labor for each one.
You probably saw one of my post about Beeline Apiary and woodenware. They have a kit that ships to you for $150. I always add a long window in them. Own about 5 of them from Beeline. You can see a video of the kit on my FB page in the signature area.
I got my hives as a kit on ebay, user joevic350 sells them. You do have to make legs and a roof yourself, if you want those in a hive. For me, that was not a problem and I made a little gable roof with a hinge and added legs. Here is a link to one (not sure if it'll work): http://r.ebay.com/GkPyPZ
They are end entrance, single follower board style.
He makes smaller ones like a nuc and a 20 bar but I'm not really sure why you'd do 20 bars since I think they'd just outgrow it?
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