Question

State five advantages of the top bar beehive

Answer 1

1. the top bar can be removed for inspection of combs and replaced
2. honey combs can be removed without disturbing the brood
3. Honey of high quality is harvested without brood combs
4. More wax is harvested as combs are not returned to the hive
5. The hive is cheap to build and does not require expensive equipments to extract honey
6. A queen excluder can be used in the centre of the hive to separate honey from the brood this giving quality honey
7. It is easy to construct and repair