<H. Sweet> wrote:
 
> Still I'm not sure of all the specs.
>
> Height   ?
> Width   20-24 frames
> Length  30"
> Shape of frame   ?
> Number of stories  1?
 
You can choose your own size the only constraint is to slope the sides
of the hive body to approximate the slope of a 'hanging chain'.  Seems
to me that my sides were @ 60 degrees (sloping out toward the top).
Other than that - there are no frames.  Just top bars, as the name
suggests.
 
> What makes these hives so great?
 
They are not all that great, just new, interesting and fun (and, they
are educational, to boot.  They are a low tech alternative to the
Langstroth.  You can make them out of almost anymaterial you have
available.  I used plywood, because it is easy.  One popular form of TBH
is half of a 30 gallon steel drum.
 
You get the idea.
 
I would not replace my standard hives, just play with the TBH to see
honeybee behavior from a little different point of view.
 
--
"Test everything.  Hold on to the good."  (1 Thessalonians 5:21)
 
Tom Elliott
Eagle River, Alaska
U.S.A.
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