Cut a small piece of jute cord to simulate an entrance. At the bottom, a slight overlap helps secure the end.ģ. Continue down the side of the container – gluing as you go and giving it time to cool and adhere. Yes, start at the top – not the bottom.Ģ. This is important because the anchor helps you are you move down the pot. After drilling a small hole in your pot, knot the cord and glue it in place. It is best to choose a pot that has a slightly flared rim and overall oval shape.ġ. There is no need to buy an expensive container – our jute and glue will hold everything together. The size of the pot to form your base is not critical. Cheap cord from the dollar tree works just fine. If you use cord that is very large, you will not be able to make many rounds on the pot and it will not look as nice. A bit larger cord looks better when creating a larger project. In general, use a smaller cord for a small size skep. This allows you to use the same process to create a large decorate skep if you wish.Ĭhoose a cord with a size diameter that meets the overall size of your pot or form. But, the beauty of this project is that you can vary the size of the base pot and the diameter of the cord. These instructions outline the steps for one small beehive craft skep. Anyone involved in the world of the honey bee understands the historical importance of a beehive skep. However, they remain a beautiful reminder of mankind’s long relationship with the honey bee. In fact, it is illegal to keep bees in then in some locations.
Then, beekeeping in wooden hives became more popular.ĭue to the inability to inspect the colony for disease, bee skeps are not used by most modern beekeepers. Once bees arrived in the New World, beekeepers did not have the skilled craftsmen needed to create skeps of straw. However, coils of grass or straw was most commonly used in Europe. In some regions of the world, Skeps were made of mud or clay. Early European beekeepers would house bee colonies inside the basket with only a small hole in the side to allow bees access. Skeps in their most basic form are straw baskets that are placed with their open end down. What do these objects have to do with beekeeping?
Before we begin our project, let’s take just a moment to understand the term “ bee skep“.
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