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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => TOP BAR HIVES - WARRE HIVES - LONG HIVES => Topic started by: ITstings on March 24, 2009, 12:02:02 pm

Title: tbh swarm traps
Post by: ITstings on March 24, 2009, 12:02:02 pm

Hello, Looking to make tbh swarm trap and nucs. Any advice on  how many 1 1/4 and 1 1/2 frames and length of box would be great. Thank you  for the help.

Title: Re: tbh swarm traps
Post by: fermentedhiker on March 24, 2009, 12:11:27 pm

you might try one like Robo's design using a sonatube just modify the measurements to fit your topbar length.

http://forum.beemaster.com/index.php/topic,13766.15.html

Title: Re: tbh swarm traps
Post by: gmcharlie on March 24, 2009, 01:35:00 pm

check out michael bush  (bush farms)   great detail on TBH and dimensions...

Title: Re: tbh swarm traps
Post by: Michael Bush on March 25, 2009, 08:52:43 pm

http://www.bushfarms.com/beestopbarhives.htm

I'd go with 1 1/4" spacing since you will be expecting them to put brood in first.