Top Bar
Beehive

I don't know about you guys but I've always wanted a beehive to gather my own personal supply of honey and wax.  Most of the beehives I found seem to be a little much for the backyard urban farmer.  But that was before I came across the Top Bar Beehive in a Mother Earth magazine.

Here is a link to download the Top Bar Beehive - CLICK HERE

I'm not much of a carpenter but I wanted to give it a try.  After reading it over a few times I knew I felt I could do it but I still wasn't confident without a visual direction.  However, I came across Dave's Bees on Youtube.com.  This fantastic person took the time to produce videos regarding the construction of the Top Bar beehive.

Take a look below and get started.  I did...April 15, 2011.