I consulted by trusty dictionary (as well as google) and found that a skep was an early form of a beehive, made of braided material, dating back to the 1500s. It was a way for people to ...

These adorable molds add a charming beehive or bee skep shape to your soap bars. Microwave-safe measuring cup with a spout: Ideal for melting and pouring the soap base. Wooden craft stick for ...

Sure, the “1739” refers to the city’s chartering. But the word “Persevere” and the beehive (technically a skep, or a man-made beehive made of straw) elude consensus on its meaning.

£242 (Thorne) 8.Full Size Skep Made solely with natural materials, the skep is a traditional form of beehive with a history stretching back several thousand years. Not ideal for serious ...

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With its classical skep shape and cute little stingless bees, there is perhaps no better cake to celebrate the arrival of spring, a baby shower or Easter than this delightful beehive cake from ...

Karen Laukkonen designed the sign for the park and knows the history behind the beehive. "The nickname came because they look like the skeps which are really old beehives," Laukkonen said.

And although a skep was much smaller than a modern wooden hive, there must have been an unusually high concentration of bees at Dolmelynllyn. “This suggests that the surrounding area had very ...

In 1851, Reverend Lorenzo Lorraine Langstroth invented a better beehive and changed beekeeping forever. The Langstroth Hive didn’t spring fully formed from one man’s imagination, but was built ...