As you can see this is the beginning of a cut out in a shed floor that the owner graciously took apart prior to my arrival. This made for an easier cut out. This first picture is the beginning of the cut out. Below is the chunks I was able to place right into the top bar hive. Why not? It looks like they have already made some nice straight comb. This fit nicely into the top bar hive. 
Here, after cutting a few pieces of the shed floor I started cutting the comb and placing it with the top bars.
As you can see the bees were filling in the space underneath a shed that was roughly 4 inches off of the ground. This hive was quite large (the homeowner stated it was 5 years old). What a beautiful hive it was and still is, now taking up residence at the Arizona Bees Garden.
Bees on newly formed comb mixed with brood comb and honey comb. I cut out rectangular sections and put them straight into the top bar hive, as well as cutting comb out and placing it into mesh netting with top bars into the hive. 
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