An interesting u-tube demo on how to make a Willow Skep can be found at: http://www.larsdatter.com/beehives.htm
Archive for July, 2008
How to Make a Medieval Willow Skep
Posted in Bee Lore, Bee Present, Beekeeping on July 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Bee Dances
Posted in Bee Law, Bee Lore, Bee Present, Bee-ology, Beekeeping, Beetwixt & Beetween on July 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Bees have devised a very effective method of communicating information about sources of food using a ROUND DANCE and a WAGGLE DANCE (or figure of eight). The dances do not appear to indicate the height of the food above ground level and in most cases this is not important since to a bee the [...]
A Year On
Posted in Bee Lore, Bee Present, Beekeeping, Bylaugh on July 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It was a year ago yesterday that I started writing this blook. I never dreamt that it would get so big and have so many entries and have received so many hits by now. It has been a great way to relax in the evenings after work as well as a good place to record [...]
