Beehive Garden Design
This is a top bar hive so no need for closed frames.
Beehive garden design. Rustic spaces by south east landscape architects landscape designers claudia de yong garden design here s a great example of a smaller beekeeping operation. However i like this one because of its cool design. With a single beehive house placed next to shrubbery at the edge of a garden it s a sweet location for bees to conjure up honey.
Tall or 6 5 8 in. The design is based on the kenya top bar hive but it has some aesthetically pleasing features that add a little pizzazz to your yard. Tall known as an illinois super.
This is just the artifact missing from your back yard. This beehive plan builds a horizontal hive instead of a vertical one. It is a super long hive that you can just slide frames in and out easily.
The typical sizes are 5 3 4 in. Supers are identical in design to the deep hive bodies but are slightly shallower. Build this hive 5.
This hive might be less compact but i think the ease of use would make up for that. You ll only need one honey super during your first season of beekeeping but can add two or three for the upcoming seasons. It costs under 50 in materials and only takes a few hours to build.
It fits 31 standard deep frames.