Making a Bee Skep

Using wheat straw and lapping cane; tools are a deer bone fid and a repurposed bottle top as the gauge.
The skep will be used to gather swarms rather than for keeping bees in. These kinds of skeps (like the ones in Winnie the Pooh books, if you know them) aren’t used as hives anymore as they’re not bee friendly. But they’re really good for collecting swarms. nativehands.co.uk

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