So over the weekend, during our pig roast, one of neighbors mentioned he had been planning to relocate some bees from under his shed and he asked if we would help out.

He had already built a beautiful Top Bar Hive from plans he found online , but wanted a more experienced hand to help out during the execution of the relocation, since it was his first time trying such an endeavor.

So the Tattooed Beekeeper, rounded up the other neighborhood beekeepers to provide moral support.

When they arrived, they found a relatively robust hive and proceeded to relocate them to the top bar.

Top Bar hives are generally the best choice for Natural Beekeepers and Beekeepers who want to disturb the bees as little as possible. They replicate, as closely as possible, the environment bees themselves seek out in nature. Also, they require less maintenance and intrusion by the beekeeper to be successful. They are also better suited for Beekeepers who want to harvest Beeswax as well as honey and lend themselves to the mash and strain method of honey harvesting.

They secured the already built out comb to the bars with rubber bands . A method we picked up from other experienced beekeepers and have tried and tested multiple times. Once the bees secure the comb to the bars themselves, the bees will chew them off and discard them near the entrance.

You can watch a video of the execution of the removal below:

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