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Bees, Hive Types

SKEP BEEKEEPING: From a Hive to a Skep


Moving colonies successfully and gently from one hive to another takes planning and good bee math.

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Bees 101, Hive Plans, Hive Types

Keeping Bees in Skeps: My Continuing Journey in Straw


This is my first summer keeping bees in straw hives called “skeps.” Come follow my journey!

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Bees, Bees 101, Equipment & DIY, Hive Types

Keeping Bees in Straw Hives—An New Journey


It has been five months since I brought my bright and beautiful, straw-woven Sun Hive home, and just three months since I escorted a small cast swarm up a wooden ramp and into its dark and enfolding interior…

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