Discontinued top bar design fits standard Bee Thinking and Phil Chandler style top bar hives. These DO NOT fit the Bee Built Top Bar Hive, which uses 19 top bars. Made from western red cedar. The bars measure 17⅜ long x 1⅜ wide x 1 tall (the wedge is 14¾ long) Sold in bundles of 14. Learn more…
Discontinued top bar design fits standard Bee Thinking and Phil Chandler style top bar hives. These DO NOT fit the Bee Built Top Bar Hive, which uses 19 top bars. Made from western red cedar. The bars measure 17⅜ long x 1⅜ wide x 1 tall (the wedge is 14¾ long) Sold in bundles of 14. Learn more…
These do NOT fit the new Bee Built top bar hive which has 45 long shingles. Composite copper roof panels are not only handsome on your hive, but help with rain and moisture run off and roof protection. They also make your hive extra attractive in your garden or apiary. Measures 47 long by 10…
These do NOT fit the new Bee Built top bar hive which has 45 long shingles. Composite copper roof panels are not only handsome on your hive, but help with rain and moisture run off and roof protection. They also make your hive extra attractive in your garden or apiary. Measures 47 long by 10…
This divider DOES NOT fit the new Bee Built top bar hive. This is for the old Bee Thinking Phil Chandler top bar hive design. This wooden divider board fits our horizontal top bar hives and top bar hive nucleus boxes (also called a follower board). Follower boards create a false wall, indicating to a…
This divider DOES NOT fit the new Bee Built top bar hive. This is for the old Bee Thinking Phil Chandler top bar hive design. This wooden divider board fits our horizontal top bar hives and top bar hive nucleus boxes (also called a follower board). Follower boards create a false wall, indicating to a…
Designed and crafted by our friends at Backyardhive in Colorado, the Golden Mean Top Bar Hive was developed based on the Golden Mean Ratio after Corwin Bell saw how successful his colonies were when he built his hives with these proportions. Take 10% off with our code BEEBUILT. Features: Fully assembled top bar hive, ready…
Responsibly harvested, FSC® certified premium California limited edition Redwood is naturally resistant to warping, shrinking, and cracking, and additionally kiln dried. This impressive, highly desired lumber is perfect for outdoor applications. Redwood is rot-resistant, extremely durable, and beautiful when allowed to weather to gray or preserved with a few coats of tung oil. Redwood takes longer…
Responsibly harvested, FSC® certified premium California limited edition Redwood is naturally resistant to warping, shrinking, and cracking, and additionally kiln dried. This impressive, highly desired lumber is perfect for outdoor applications. Redwood is rot-resistant, extremely durable, and beautiful when allowed to weather to gray or preserved with a few coats of tung oil. Redwood takes longer…
These plans are for our top bar hives with 17 ⅜ long top bars. Option 1 – Top Bars, Hardware Kit, and Construction Plans 28 top bars, hardware kit, and construction plans in digital form. Option 2 – Hardware Kit and Construction Plans Hardware kit, and construction plans in digital form. Option 3 – Construction…
We’ve made it easy for you by bundling everything you need to get started with a top bar hive made from our most popular wood, including the favorite accessories at a significant discount over purchasing each item separately. Choose your jacket size and glove size, and you re on your way to keeping bees! Save at least…
Made from clear Douglas Fir lumber—the ideal wood for this component due to its hardness – these bars will endure the harshest prying with a hive tool. They fit standard Bee Built or Les Crowder style top bar hives. They do not fit Bee Thinking or Phil Chandler style hives which use shorter top bars. The…