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	==Horizontal top-bar hives==		==Horizontal top-bar hives==
	How to build a "Honey Cow" beehive: http://makeprojects.com/Project/Your-Own-Honey-Cow/539/1. '''Not a great hive for maximal honey yield''', but as good as any for pollination.		*How to build a "Honey Cow" beehive: http://makeprojects.com/Project/Your-Own-Honey-Cow/539/1. '''Not a great hive for maximal honey yield''', but as good as any for pollination.
			*Yield of a top bar hive is approximately 1/2 that of a top bar hive - 3-5 gal vs 5-10 gal (one gallon is almost 12 lb) - [http://www.sustainlife.org/blogs/sustainlife/2012/01/an-introduction-to-the-top-bar-bee-hive/]
	Treehugger article: [http://www.treehugger.com/files/2011/02/beepods-bring-back-an-old-design-for-better-beekeeping.php Beepods Bring Back an Old Design for Better Beekeeping]		Treehugger article: [http://www.treehugger.com/files/2011/02/beepods-bring-back-an-old-design-for-better-beekeeping.php Beepods Bring Back an Old Design for Better Beekeeping]

Conor at 02:35, 6 March 2011

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	*http://www.beewrangler.com		*http://www.beewrangler.com

	==~~"Honey Cow" horizontal~~ top-bar ~~hive~~==		==Horizontal top-bar hives==
	How to build a "Honey Cow" beehive: http://makeprojects.com/Project/Your-Own-Honey-Cow/539/1. '''Not a great hive for maximal honey yield''', but as good as any for pollination.		How to build a "Honey Cow" beehive: http://makeprojects.com/Project/Your-Own-Honey-Cow/539/1. '''Not a great hive for maximal honey yield''', but as good as any for pollination.

			Treehugger article: [http://www.treehugger.com/files/2011/02/beepods-bring-back-an-old-design-for-better-beekeeping.php Beepods Bring Back an Old Design for Better Beekeeping]

	==Links==		==Links==
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	*ATTRA: [http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/beekeeping.html Beekeeping/Apiculture]- even better, lots of links and works cited		*ATTRA: [http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/beekeeping.html Beekeeping/Apiculture]- even better, lots of links and works cited
	*[http://www.ncipmc.org/index.cfm North Central Integrated Pest Management Center]		*[http://www.ncipmc.org/index.cfm North Central Integrated Pest Management Center]
	*[http://ppp.missouri.edu/pestmonitoring/index.htm MU Extension pest monitoring network]		*[http://ppp.missouri.edu/pestmonitoring/index.htm MU Extension pest monitoring network]
	*Treehugger article: [http://www.treehugger.com/files/2011/02/beepods-bring-back-an-old-design-for-better-beekeeping.php Beepods Bring Back an Old Design for Better Beekeeping]

Conor at 01:45, 6 March 2011

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			It is beyond the scope of this wiki to provide full instructions on beekeeping, and there are already a lot of excellent resources online (see links below).

	~~Having beehives~~ in ~~your fruit orchard will, at a conservative estimate, increase yields by one~~-~~third. As well as that, you can expect about 12kg~~ of ~~honey per hive every summer~~. ~~You can extract this honey from the honeycomb using our~~ [[Open Source Honey Extractor]]		We are interested in open-source designs of beekeeping equipment. We have completed an [[Open Source Honey Extractor]]. We are assessing the feasibility of [[3D printed beehives]], which may reduce the barrier to entry to beekeeping.

	--~~---~~		Bees integrate well with the [[:Category:Food and Agriculture\|scalable, local food systems]] we are helping develop. Beehives in a fruit orchard will, at a conservative estimate, increase yields by one-third. This is the main benefit of bees to a farmer. As well as that, you can expect about 12kg of honey per hive every summer.

			==Vertical top-bar hives==

	From Abe at http://velacreations.blogspot.com/ :		From Abe at http://velacreations.blogspot.com/ :
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	On the beehive, this is not a tropical version, but year-round version that has seen winters in Montana and summers in Mexico. Take a look at http://www.biobees.com for more information on maintaining this type of hive. He also has a great forum.		On the beehive, this is not a tropical version, but year-round version that has seen winters in Montana and summers in Mexico. Take a look at http://www.biobees.com for more information on maintaining this type of hive. He also has a great forum.

	If you have really cold winters, you might consider a ~~Warre~~ hive, which is basically the same thing as my barrel hive, but vertical. You still have the top bars in there, no frames, no foundation, etc~~. You can find a book by Warre on the net to read more about it~~. Very simple.		If you have really cold winters, you might consider a Warré hive, which is basically the same thing as my barrel hive, but vertical. You still have the top bars in there, no frames, no foundation, etc. Very simple.
	:You can download Warré's book, ''Beekeeping For All'', [http://thebeespace.net/category/warre-hive/ here] - see the "Free Downloads" on the right. According to Abbé Warré: "beekeeping is a moral activity, as far as it keeps one away from cafés and low places". ~~That's a relief~~!		:You can download Warré's book, ''Beekeeping For All'', [http://thebeespace.net/category/warre-hive/ here] - see the "Free Downloads" on the right. According to Abbé Warré: "beekeeping is a moral activity, as far as it keeps one away from cafés and low places". Watch out for them cafés!

	*[http://thebeespace.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/warre_hive_plans_english.pdf Warré hive plans]		*[http://thebeespace.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/warre_hive_plans_english.pdf Warré hive plans]
	*[http://thebeespace.net/2008/07/30/introduction-warre-beehive-construction-guide/ Warré hive construction guide]		*[http://thebeespace.net/2008/07/30/introduction-warre-beehive-construction-guide/ Warré hive construction guide]


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	On a side note about the hives. I wouldn't convert your current hives. I would make 2 top bar hives, and use them as comparison, especially for ~~desease~~ resistance, maintenance needs, and things along those lines. Don't compare honey output alone, compare input vs output, and I think you'll find that top bar hives, (horizontal or vertical) require a lot less input for the amount they produce. The vertical top bar hives (Warre) are only handled 2 times a year, and horizontals are usually handled maybe 2 times a month during honey production (this is basically removing a few bars of honey, checking to make sure everyone is ok, and that's it)		On a side note about the hives. I wouldn't convert your current hives. I would make 2 top bar hives, and use them as comparison, especially for disease resistance, maintenance needs, and things along those lines. Don't compare honey output alone, compare input vs output, and I think you'll find that top bar hives, (horizontal or vertical) require a lot less input for the amount they produce. The vertical top bar hives (Warre) are only handled 2 times a year, and horizontals are usually handled maybe 2 times a month during honey production (this is basically removing a few bars of honey, checking to make sure everyone is ok, and that's it)

	Split your hives in the spring, and put the splits in the new design. Then, on year 2, you can make some comparisons.		Split your hives in the spring, and put the splits in the new design. Then, on year 2, you can make some comparisons.
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	*No heavy lifting - you lift one bar at a time, not the whole super		*No heavy lifting - you lift one bar at a time, not the whole super

	I would definitely research ~~Warre~~ hives, but the horizontal top bar hives are good as well. The barrel version is similar to a Kenyan Top Bar hive, which just means it has sloping sides.		I would definitely research Warré hives, but the horizontal top bar hives are good as well. The barrel version is similar to a Kenyan Top Bar hive, which just means it has sloping sides.

	You can convert your current hives into top bars but it will be a lot of work. Best to try out a few top bar hives on their own, see if they work for you for a couple of years, then you can convert those old ones or just phase them out.		You can convert your current hives into top bars but it will be a lot of work. Best to try out a few top bar hives on their own, see if they work for you for a couple of years, then you can convert those old ones or just phase them out.
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	*http://www.beewrangler.com		*http://www.beewrangler.com

	-~~---~~		=="Honey Cow" horizontal top-bar hive==

	How to build a "Honey Cow" beehive: http://makeprojects.com/Project/Your-Own-Honey-Cow/539/1. '''Not a great hive for maximal honey yield''', but as good as any for pollination.		How to build a "Honey Cow" beehive: http://makeprojects.com/Project/Your-Own-Honey-Cow/539/1. '''Not a great hive for maximal honey yield''', but as good as any for pollination.

Conor at 22:49, 5 March 2011

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	If you have really cold winters, you might consider a Warre hive, which is basically the same thing as my barrel hive, but vertical. You still have the top bars in there, no frames, no foundation, etc. You can find a book by Warre on the net to read more about it. Very simple.		If you have really cold winters, you might consider a Warre hive, which is basically the same thing as my barrel hive, but vertical. You still have the top bars in there, no frames, no foundation, etc. You can find a book by Warre on the net to read more about it. Very simple.
			:You can download Warré's book, ''Beekeeping For All'', [http://thebeespace.net/category/warre-hive/ here] - see the "Free Downloads" on the right. According to Abbé Warré: "beekeeping is a moral activity, as far as it keeps one away from cafés and low places". That's a relief!

			*[http://thebeespace.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/warre_hive_plans_english.pdf Warré hive plans]
			*[http://thebeespace.net/2008/07/30/introduction-warre-beehive-construction-guide/ Warré hive construction guide]


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Eleftherios Kosmas at 22:34, 5 March 2011

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	How to build a "Honey Cow" beehive: http://makeprojects.com/Project/Your-Own-Honey-Cow/539/1. Not a great hive for maximal honey yield, but as good as any for pollination.		How to build a "Honey Cow" beehive: http://makeprojects.com/Project/Your-Own-Honey-Cow/539/1. '''Not a great hive for maximal honey yield''', but as good as any for pollination.

	==Links==		==Links==

Conor at 22:30, 5 March 2011

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	On the beehive, this is not a tropical version, but year-round version that has seen winters in Montana and summers in Mexico. Take a look at http://www.biobees.com for more information on maintaining this type of hive. He also has a great forum.		On the beehive, this is not a tropical version, but year-round version that has seen winters in Montana and summers in Mexico. Take a look at http://www.biobees.com for more information on maintaining this type of hive. He also has a great forum.

	If you have really cold winters, you might consider a Warre hive, which is basically the same thing as my barrel hive, but vertical. You still have the top bars in there, no frames, no foundation, etc. You can find a book by Warre on the net to read more about it. Very simple.		If you have really cold winters, you might consider a Warre hive, which is basically the same thing as my barrel hive, but vertical. You still have the top bars in there, no frames, no foundation, etc. You can find a book by Warre on the net to read more about it. Very simple.

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	*[http://ppp.missouri.edu/pestmonitoring/index.htm MU Extension pest monitoring network]		*[http://ppp.missouri.edu/pestmonitoring/index.htm MU Extension pest monitoring network]
	*Treehugger article: [http://www.treehugger.com/files/2011/02/beepods-bring-back-an-old-design-for-better-beekeeping.php Beepods Bring Back an Old Design for Better Beekeeping]		*Treehugger article: [http://www.treehugger.com/files/2011/02/beepods-bring-back-an-old-design-for-better-beekeeping.php Beepods Bring Back an Old Design for Better Beekeeping]

	~~[[Category:Food and Agriculture]]~~
	~~[[Category:Beekeeping]]~~

Conor at 22:26, 5 March 2011

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	How to build a "Honey Cow" beehive: http://makeprojects.com/Project/Your-Own-Honey-Cow/539/1		How to build a "Honey Cow" beehive: http://makeprojects.com/Project/Your-Own-Honey-Cow/539/1. Not a great hive for maximal honey yield, but as good as any for pollination.

	==Links==		==Links==

Eleftherios Kosmas at 22:02, 5 March 2011

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	*http://www.biobees.com		*http://www.biobees.com
	*http://www.beewrangler.com		*http://www.beewrangler.com

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			How to build a "Honey Cow" beehive: http://makeprojects.com/Project/Your-Own-Honey-Cow/539/1

	==Links==		==Links==

Conor at 17:07, 27 February 2011

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	Having beehives in your fruit orchard will, at a conservative estimate, increase yields by one-third. As well as that, you can expect about 12kg of honey per hive every summer. You can extract this honey from the honeycomb using our [[Open Source Honey Extractor]]		Having beehives in your fruit orchard will, at a conservative estimate, increase yields by one-third. As well as that, you can expect about 12kg of honey per hive every summer. You can extract this honey from the honeycomb using our [[Open Source Honey Extractor]]

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	~~See also [[Open Source Honey Extractor]]~~

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Conor at 17:01, 27 February 2011

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	Nearly everything needed for beekeeping could potentially be 3D printed. The designs of Langstroth hives, National hives and plenty of other beekeeping tools are in the public domain. If someone converted these to CAD files, anyone with a RepRap could have a hive for about 1/100th the cost of buying a hive and in about 1/100th the time it takes to make a hive by hand.

	* [http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/apiculture/construction.pdf Langstroth hive schematics]
	* [http://www.scottishbeekeepers.org.uk/learning/documents/number%204%20national%20hive.pdf National hive design]

	See also [[Open Source Honey Extractor]]		See also [[Open Source Honey Extractor]]