Bee-keeping has been practised in Kenya for centuries now in the savannah, mountain and coastal regions.
Using both Langstroth and Kenya Top Bar hives (originally developed in Canada) we can now estimate that there are almost 2 million beehives in the country thanks to the techniques of generations of bee-keepers.
Despite being more fragile than its Canadian counterpart, the Kenya Top Bar hive is extremely popular with small farmers in developing countries due to it being cheap and easy to build.
As you can see from the picture below, there are no wooden frames surrounding the Kenya Top Bar Hive comb causing it to be more fragile than in standard hives.
Thank you very much Rembrant and Nina for sending these pictures!