The home beehive is made from FSC certified timber which is finished in a white water based paint. It has a double skin to provide insulation and protection against condensation. It comes complete with its own raised platform and has an adjustable entrance to prevent robbing by bees from other hives. The sealed timber roof is easily detached and can be extended upwards for more supers by using extra hexagonal sections. There is a mesh floor for ventilation and for varroa mites to fall through.

Top bar beekeeping is a natural, sustainable form of beekeeping which allows the bees to make free form honey comb rather than adhering to a predefined structure. The inside of a top bar hive is essentially a box with sticks across the top which attempts to mimic the natural environment. When its time to harvest the honey, usually in the spring, the whole honeycomb is removed.

The conventional frame approach has been developed over the last 100 years to maximise honey production. The hives include rectangular frames fitted with a pre-fabricated wax foundation, that encourage the bees to spend their time making honey rather than building wax comb. The honey is typically taken in the autumn and then a sugar solution used to feed the bees through the winter.