Kenya Top Bar Hive (KTBH)
Dimension in cm, based on 1,9 cm lumber

Starter guide for top bars

A wax starter guide on the top bars is important so that the bees construct the comb centered on the bar. There are two ways to make a starter guide:

1) Pour a line of melted beeswax along the center of the top bar. You can also stick softened wax on to the bar.

2) Cut a groove in the center of the top bar and insert a starter strip. attach the strip with softened or melted wax.

Ten-frame Langstroth hive
(all measurements in cm, using 19 cm lumber)

Note: do not paint inside a hive.

Frame for Langstroth hive body
(all measurements in cm)

Note: the overall depth for the Langstroth frame is 23.5 cm. The overall depth for a shallow frame is 15.9 cm

Observation hive
(based on 19 cm lumber, all measurements in cm)

Hive body can be covered with cap of same dimensions as bottom, or several hive bodies can be stacked. Remember to leave a bee space around frame.

Embed the wire in the com foundation with the edge of a coin.

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