Been reading about the TBH hives and decided to build one.... Here are a few pics of the results.....
Exterior veiws
(http://lh3.ggpht.com/rockingGbees/SFhhGPZahnI/AAAAAAAAAN8/lOMLBuLMtBk/s144/100_0207.JPG) (http://picasaweb.google.com/rockingGbees/MyTBH/photo#5213023328521586290)
(http://lh3.ggpht.com/rockingGbees/SFhhJ5Un6_I/AAAAAAAAAOE/_BImxkFj7Mg/s144/100_0208.JPG) (http://picasaweb.google.com/rockingGbees/MyTBH/photo#5213023391315389426)
(http://lh6.ggpht.com/rockingGbees/SFhhNMbpeOI/AAAAAAAAAOM/rRZ0uNiZqjk/s144/100_0209.JPG) (http://picasaweb.google.com/rockingGbees/MyTBH/photo#5213023447984732386)
Top off
(http://lh4.ggpht.com/rockingGbees/SFhhRIcn8FI/AAAAAAAAAOU/aLhWWXzuHIQ/s144/100_0210.JPG) (http://picasaweb.google.com/rockingGbees/MyTBH/photo#5213023515634561106)
(http://lh6.ggpht.com/rockingGbees/SFhhW_wuK8I/AAAAAAAAAOc/ehNmXAg4zj0/s144/100_0211.JPG) (http://picasaweb.google.com/rockingGbees/MyTBH/photo#5213023616382151618)
Door to see what is happening...Plexiglass window
(http://lh5.ggpht.com/rockingGbees/SFhha1CNMAI/AAAAAAAAAOk/Cp90UkBeur4/s144/100_0212.JPG) (http://picasaweb.google.com/rockingGbees/MyTBH/photo#5213023682222174210)
(http://lh4.ggpht.com/rockingGbees/SFhhfXTGLYI/AAAAAAAAAOs/3-JkIEa4D-g/s144/100_0213.JPG) (http://picasaweb.google.com/rockingGbees/MyTBH/photo#5213023760139300226)
Some of the top bars removed
(http://lh3.ggpht.com/rockingGbees/SFhhkBXG9bI/AAAAAAAAAO0/6BL_kxwNgPA/s144/100_0214.JPG) (http://picasaweb.google.com/rockingGbees/MyTBH/photo#5213023840149894578)
(http://lh6.ggpht.com/rockingGbees/SFhhn4puBKI/AAAAAAAAAO8/KWHHGNzQ8_4/s144/100_0215.JPG) (http://picasaweb.google.com/rockingGbees/MyTBH/photo#5213023906531509410)
Very nice!!
I'm not a woodworker, so I probably won't be building my own. And I haven't found an affordable source for top-bar hives. But the alternative design is interesting to me.