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Art of Skep MakingAn article by Karl Showler on the Beedata site includes background information on the history of beekeeping and the art of making a bee skep. The tools, techniques and materials used in skep making are all discussed. Martin Buckle This beekeeper, basketmaker, lecturer, teacher and specialist in skepmaking (especially reproductions of period pieces such as 17th century skeps) offers this tutorial with information about old-fashioned coiled straw beehives and instructions that describe how to make straw bee skeps yourself, how to prepare bramble to use as a binder and the tools you will need.
Bee Skep Clipart A black and white graphic clip art image of a coiled bee skep and other beekeeper clipart from Honey.com the website of the National Honey Board. Tswold Beeskeps. David has been making beeskeps deep in the idyllic Cotswold countryside since 1982. Although Beeskeps have been used for centuries to house bees or collect swarms of bees they can also be used as a unique focal point in the garden, conservatory or home. The same designs and materials that are used by David have been used for hundreds of years. Wheat straw is coiled round to create David's skeps. This material has been used in skep making from the 16th to the 18th Century. SKEP BEEHIVES. Clooming, stage 1.
The mix of sand and cow dung (fresh !) Is in the bucket, the gloves are there and all you have to do is spread the mixture on the skep by hand, pressing it into the wicker pattern.