https://www.beesathome.com.au/home daily 1.0 2024-10-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cd7a52aaadd34286caa3e21/1601506574025-FVYW96K518W2YUVCE1YJ/BE76E5FC-552E-4D14-B9D9-938FE13199B9.jpeg Home A hive inspection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cd7a52aaadd34286caa3e21/1601966823623-0MXLWCTKK8CTSVAXVF9A/A9D88065-357D-4C01-AE23-4800A98ABF62.jpeg Home Teaching and learning - under the roof of a top bar hive https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cd7a52aaadd34286caa3e21/1586514971152-4K241FPBMWU3X9DJ6N9Z/PHOTO-2019-04-08-12-54-05.jpg Home A frame from a hexagonal hive with honey and brood https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cd7a52aaadd34286caa3e21/1598759880819-ZK2UYXG8Z0C627XSW8VV/IMG_0044.jpeg Home - A Warre hive shaded from the western sun A Warre hive insulated from the vagaries of the weather https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cd7a52aaadd34286caa3e21/1602043723537-RVC3OLM40L4XIU0WONEP/A9D88065-357D-4C01-AE23-4800A98ABF62.jpeg Home Good advice for beekeepers - it’s not all about hard work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cd7a52aaadd34286caa3e21/1598763387617-FSZHGX593TK6QDNXXJCI/_DSC6066.JPG Home Catching a swarm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cd7a52aaadd34286caa3e21/1594559471675-MN85KKDNLN6TFKJHJ2LV/_Closing+the+box.JPG Home Closing the box. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cd7a52aaadd34286caa3e21/1593779078231-8XY5I9LLD4XEVSC8JNSH/Log+Hive.jpeg Home Log hives promote bee conservation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cd7a52aaadd34286caa3e21/1557636529775-RR037YA6PJ1G2HOIZS55/Slide5.jpg Home https://www.beesathome.com.au/gallery-index-maple daily 0.75 2025-05-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cd7a52aaadd34286caa3e21/1557640695242-5506AK7OL7T5YR3CNR05/IMG_0012.jpg Gallery https://www.beesathome.com.au/whatwedo daily 0.75 2024-10-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cd7a52aaadd34286caa3e21/1579504304409-9LV8HX7BNS8QW8PBM0Y4/IMG_3354.JPG Our approach - Yes even on the roof These hives are insulated ready for winter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cd7a52aaadd34286caa3e21/1594556081376-YS5774JON4G5DW4QS1W3/803C50E0-B45C-4E38-A5FD-7FFB4125A97D.jpeg Our approach - A well sited Warre hive Note the solid base for this 4 box hive https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cd7a52aaadd34286caa3e21/1594559221694-LC8LF8K0DAG0QD1KF7HJ/Hiving.jpg Our approach - Hiving a swarm The swarm is emptied out of the collecting box in front of the hive and, fingers crossed, they march in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cd7a52aaadd34286caa3e21/1593769624376-COV389HKR8VFMMWWRPPZ/308FC7F6-03D3-4939-917F-97995C49CEFE.jpeg Our approach - A Warre Hive Designed to simulate a hollow tree trunk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cd7a52aaadd34286caa3e21/1593773619738-6VE1TNT3G938WRKVLL77/GMH.jpeg Our approach - A Small Topbar Hive The small top bar hive is suitable for small gardens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cd7a52aaadd34286caa3e21/1593773706853-XIFYPQQMISW5NCISXAY4/KTB.jpeg Our approach - Two standard Top Bar Hives (KTBs) A full sized top bar hive designed to simulate a horizontal log hive https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cd7a52aaadd34286caa3e21/1593773714910-EHPYXNPIV3GHOENRLKT2/Cathederal+Hive.jpeg Our approach - A hexagonal hive These hives are essentially top bar hives but have three sided frames.. The bees build comb that is hexagonal, the same shape as the individual cells that make up the comb. This is very cool https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cd7a52aaadd34286caa3e21/1600754504570-TDU02IQLQCGS24YUA1AK/Golden%2Bhive%2B2020.jpg Our approach - A Golden hive Allows the bees to make big combs as they would in the wild https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cd7a52aaadd34286caa3e21/1601984304267-3E5OSJSTAVRE5DQ99CRW/5E41E9AE-890D-4530-AF53-5BC6C3D3B883.jpeg Our approach - A log hive https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cd7a52aaadd34286caa3e21/1557917415862-NVSUROP72PG7MQPC48BF/BEES_0001_01b.jpg Our approach - Opening a Warre and showing a full frame of honey!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cd7a52aaadd34286caa3e21/1593778463780-BNTIAAZJM3RQN8BPKGB2/D28C91E4-A2DC-41F5-B65F-33908F479514.jpg Our approach - Explaining the workings of a Warre Hive https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cd7a52aaadd34286caa3e21/1601181631228-FGLTZMCWEZUBDRXF7OOV/8660E077-A982-4873-B05F-57EE11713938.jpeg Our approach - A swarm clustering on a branch Find a swarm collector and order a swarm https://www.beesathome.com.au/hives daily 0.75 2020-10-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cd7a52aaadd34286caa3e21/1600683351579-IU7DND5T9N4YDD0ZDXZ9/98233AA6-B166-401A-8C74-686370BAFB63.jpeg Hives - The hexagonal hive These hives are hexagonal in cross section so a fully made comb is hexagonal in shape which synergistically mirrors the shape of the individual cells in the comb. They are managed as a horizontal top bar hive and have an inspection window built in. As they theoretically have twice the internal volume of the standard top bar hive, they are very heavy when full. Careful consideration must be made to their siting as moving an established hive will be very difficult. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cd7a52aaadd34286caa3e21/1600683432635-93I8O4PJK3N2GYJS76XW/Golden+hive+2020+%281%29.jpeg Hives - The Golden hive The Golden Hive hails from Europe and the UK. It is based on a German hive design called the Einraumbeute hive and, as with most hive designs, is a work in progress. It features insulated walls and roof space with big frames that allow bees to build deep comb as they would in the wild. There are no boxes to lift but full frames will be heavier than the KTB. For more detailed information check Beekindhives out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cd7a52aaadd34286caa3e21/1600682270653-BMGLCUH30ABTES5FJM5B/523607F1-1814-4AA0-848D-97FB34C299EC.jpeg Hives - The standard size top bar hive (KTB) The standard sized top bar hives are often referred to as Kenyan Top Bar hives or KTBs. They were developed in Canada as part of a Canadian overseas development project in Kenya in the 1970’s. They are many design variations of this type of hive in use around the world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cd7a52aaadd34286caa3e21/1595832132493-1RGPZSJ9Q8E32TIYAQM5/A+small+top+bar+hive.jpeg Hives - The small top bar hive The Small Top Bar hive is ideal for small gardens and spaces. To aid in monitoring of your bees there is an observation window built in one side. You’re able to directly see the bees at work without opening the hive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cd7a52aaadd34286caa3e21/1600760540489-DXHSAQGBYFI6YIV40NCY/E89BFF4B-B64D-491F-865C-280DEB41C454.jpeg Hives - The Warré Designed by Abbé Émile Warré (1867-1951) in France to replicate a vertical cavity in a tree. In spring extra boxes are placed at the bottom of the hive to allow the colony to expand and accomodate the summer workforce. This method is less invasive than adding boxes on top but being a vertical hive means you must be prepared to lift hive boxes that can weigh up to 20 kg. Honey is harvested from the top when there is a surplus. Warré hives are used by natural beekeepers around the world with subtle variations in design and size. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cd7a52aaadd34286caa3e21/1600682076935-XG3F1M9KU5YEMUVGNZE5/92C17D70-54B8-42F3-B1EB-488B36ED2AD0.jpeg Hives - The log hive This is not a hive in the usual sense. Rather it is a conservational effort to provide suitable habitat for a swarm of bees to find and colonise without intervention from a beekeeper. They are constructed by hollowing out the centre of a fallen tree trunk, providing a waterproof roof, floor and two entry holes. The ‘hive’ is then hoisted into a large tree or elevated on long legs. Under Australian law there can be no beekeeping interventions at all and honey cannot be harvested from these hives. They are used purely to replace habitat lost to bees for whatever reason. 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