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<blockquote data-quote="Bron" data-source="post: 5460" data-attributes="member: 59"><p>Hi Sighthound we have all had our own journeys into beekeeping and although I have had no experience with top bar/long hives, I’ve had 10+ years of experience with langstroth hives.</p><p></p><p>On the forum we do try to offer advice after we’ve made our own mistakes to try and help others from making the same. Sometimes we come off a little more curt than intended. A number of experienced beekeepers have detailed experiences with top bars, which seems to be that bees like to go upwards rather than sideways. (That’s my take on what I’ve read.)</p><p></p><p>Reading all you can and perhaps going to your local bee group to talk about local experience is always a great idea.</p><p></p><p>The advice that Trevor has given you comes from experience. If we were starting up again I’d go with 3/4 boxes in a shot. The gear is readily available and interchangeable, (and lighter) than the full depth gear we run. That becomes an important issue once you start to size up. Then you never have enough gear. Bees can breed worse than rabbits if you get a good run.</p><p></p><p>Good luck with your research and beekeeping journey, there’s always something new to learn.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bron, post: 5460, member: 59"] Hi Sighthound we have all had our own journeys into beekeeping and although I have had no experience with top bar/long hives, I’ve had 10+ years of experience with langstroth hives. On the forum we do try to offer advice after we’ve made our own mistakes to try and help others from making the same. Sometimes we come off a little more curt than intended. A number of experienced beekeepers have detailed experiences with top bars, which seems to be that bees like to go upwards rather than sideways. (That’s my take on what I’ve read.) Reading all you can and perhaps going to your local bee group to talk about local experience is always a great idea. The advice that Trevor has given you comes from experience. If we were starting up again I’d go with 3/4 boxes in a shot. The gear is readily available and interchangeable, (and lighter) than the full depth gear we run. That becomes an important issue once you start to size up. Then you never have enough gear. Bees can breed worse than rabbits if you get a good run. Good luck with your research and beekeeping journey, there’s always something new to learn. [/QUOTE]
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