Top-bar hives are becoming increasingly popular with beekeepers as they help encourage bees to colonize in a more natural way than Langstroth beehives. The horizontal top-bar hives have bars across ...

The bees buzz at Dean Fumasi’s home in Orland where he and his wife, Michele, care for three hives. Fumasi said they began beekeeping in their backyard about five years ago after they were inspired by ...