2007

ST1177 : Bee skeps at St Fagans

taken 19 years ago, near to St Fagans, Cardiff/Caerdydd, Wales

Bee skeps at St Fagans
Bee skeps at St Fagans
Along with many other rural bygones at the Museum of Welsh Life is this structure to house bees. The straw skeps were used for centuries before the modern hive was invented. Their great disadvantage was that the honeycombs could not be removed without killing the bees.

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Category: Beehives
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Photographer
Natasha Ceridwen de Chroustchoff   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 31 October, 2007   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 12 December, 2007
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! ST 115 771 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:29.1975N 3:16.5333W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! ST 115 771
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North-northeast (about 22 degrees)
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