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Top Bar Hive for beeswax production?
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<blockquote data-quote="tristan" data-source="post: 5859" data-attributes="member: 30"><p>several people mentioned it.</p><p>top bars require lots of manipulation, which means more lifting.</p><p>they are not for beginners beeks.</p><p></p><p>the other issue is amount of wax required, which i suspect to be well more than what someone will get from a few hives.</p><p>plus there is a few beekeeping issues. you have to do something with all the honey you get with the wax.</p><p>just harvesting wax can make the hive short on honey storage so they will pack out the brood, which can make them swarm or reduce in bee numbers.</p><p></p><p></p><p>decent hive in a decent aera should do way more than just brood boxes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tristan, post: 5859, member: 30"] several people mentioned it. top bars require lots of manipulation, which means more lifting. they are not for beginners beeks. the other issue is amount of wax required, which i suspect to be well more than what someone will get from a few hives. plus there is a few beekeeping issues. you have to do something with all the honey you get with the wax. just harvesting wax can make the hive short on honey storage so they will pack out the brood, which can make them swarm or reduce in bee numbers. decent hive in a decent aera should do way more than just brood boxes. [/QUOTE]
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