I drove to Julian, NC on Saturday and picked up our two top bar hives from Bill at The Garden Hive.

I had shopped around and liked the idea of buying from a local builder and we didn’t have to pay shipping costs. I considered building my own, but my carpentry skills are quite limited, as are my tools.

We are in the minority in our area as far a preferring the top bar versus the traditional Langstroth hive. We are looking for pollination with a little bonus honey for ourselves and family down the road.

Our two bee packages are coming in March or April. We are excited.