Top Bar Bee Hives

How would you like fresh honey from your own backyard? Enough to satisfy all of your needs and some to give away? Our attractive hand made top bar hives are a natural way of housing bees, leading to a strong colony. Foundations are unnecessary and heavy lifting is avoided. Our external small hive beetle trap makes keeping your hive healthy a snap. The bees will also provide a pollination service on your property and in your neighbourhood.

The honey produced from your own hive can't be compared with store bought honey. It's not heated or blended with cheap imported honey, it's full of health giving enzymes and has its own unique flavour!

You can also make your own bees wax candles! They do not produce toxic fumes, unlike paraffin wax candles, a byproduct of the oil industry.

Features:

  • Take a small amount of honey and wax at a time to supply your household needs
  • Rear observation window so adults and children alike can see what the busy little creatures are up to without smoking them!
  • The roof has hinges and it can be propped open or taken off if necessary
  • Integrated external small hive beetle trap which is easy to maintain
  • Insulation to keep the bees comfortable
  • No artificial chemicals used to treat the timber
  • It's easy to split your hive to populate new ones!
  • Good ventilation
  • No heavy lifting
  • Produce around 100Kg of honey and 5Kg of bees wax per year*!
  • Suitable for children and people in wheelchairs

All You Can Eat Gardens can coach you on caring for your bees and extracting the honey. Be sure to order now to secure your hive for spring/summer.

 

Top bar bee hive** $600 Inc. GST

Starter bee colony*** $100 Inc. GST

Beekeeping kit (gloves, hat & veil, bee brush) $90 Inc. GST

Smoker & starter fuel $75 Inc. GST (optional provided protective clothing is robust)

Detachable inspection rack $30 Inc. GST (aids inspection of full hives, photo)

Table top to fit rack $10 Inc. GST (two racks allow a table at one end, bars at the other)

Bar stand $30 Inc. GST (aids inspection of combs, photo)

Beekeeping coaching $50 per hour Inc GST (travel charges may apply)

Delivery charges apply according to location - contact us for a quote.

 

* Depends on climate and management.

** Product may differ slightly from photos below.

*** A permit is needed from the Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries to keep bees at a cost of $12.21 per year Inc. GST. See Code of Practice for urban beekeeping in Queensland.


All You Can Eat Gardens Top bar bee hive

The bees mostly keep to themselves but stay clear of the entrance.

 

Bees landing, taking off and defending the hive.

 

Watch new bees emerge from their cocoons! Inspection for pests and diseases is easy.

 

A worker bee on honeycomb. The bees build their own beautiful comb without wax foundations which could contain residues of chemicals applied by commercial beekeepers!

 

The detachable rack fits on the end of the hive, giving you more space to work when inspecting the hive. The table top fits on the rack, so if you have two racks one can hold bars while you keep equipment on the table at the other end.

 

Fresh honeycomb - delicious!