Natural Top Bar Hive Resources

I have come to realize that some people are just not as interested in bees as I am. Imagine that! Well, bees are so important I think they should have their own page. Here you will find all the minutia about bees that I have gathered and created.

Pictures of my first hive:

Here you will find all of my past posts on my bees which I wrote on our Reluctant Homesteaders Blog

Here are a collection of links I have found very useful:

This is the pattern I based my first hive on

http://www.lulu.com/product/ebook/how-to-build-a-top-bar-hive/6288193

Podcasts

http://biobees.libsyn.com/

Excellent videos on bee diseases and how to manage them - mostly organically

http://www.extension.org/pages/University_of_Florida_Bee_Disease_Videos

Other links
www.biobees.com

http://www.extension.org/category/basic%20beekeeping%20techniques 

http://www.extension.org/pages/Honey_Bees_and_Beekeeping:_Its_Harvest_Time 

http://www.beesource.com/resources/elements-of-beekeeping/alternative-hive-designs/urban-bee-condo-long-hive/ 

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

http://www.bushfarms.com/bees.htmhttp://robo.bushkillfarms.com/beekeeping/barrel-top-bar-hive/

http://www.beesource.com/resources/elements-of-beekeeping/alternative-hive-designs/traditional-top-bar-hives-david-tromp/

http://www.motherearthnews.com/happy-homesteader/minnesota-hygienic-bees-naturally-healthier-than-other-bees.aspx

http://www.motherearthnews.com/search.aspx?search=bees 

http://www.beeculture.com/storycms/index.cfm?cat=Story&recordID=703