You can build an inexpensive top-bar hive and start keeping bees next spring! In the top-bar system, you build simple box hives with slats (bars) of wood laid across the top, to which the bees attach their wax comb. Enjoy the benefits of having pollinators close to your garden - increased yields of squash, cucumbers, tomatoes, strawberries, raspberries and other crops - plus organic honey. This natural method of raising bees is better for the bees and easier for the beekeeper.