It was a rough week for these East Mountain honeybees. Located in bear country, their stores of sweet honey turned out to be irresistible Wednesday night.
Photos sent by TJ Carr.
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What about the difference in honey production for either hive type? I just went to a workshop on Topbar hives and was pretty well convinced, I am a new beekeeper and researching and learning about what type of hive would work best for me.
Hi Debbie, that’s a great question. For me, I found it easier to grow my honey harvest with a Langstroth hive because I could just add boxes as the season went on. But where a Lang may produce more honey, it can be easier to harvest the honey from a top bar as you don’t need any special equipment.
Just my thoughts. You can read a full comparison of the two types at https://mistressbeek.com/2010/09/19/top-bar-hive-vs-langstroth/