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Title: Beekeeping-Skep
Post by: rail on November 05, 2011, 05:50:39 pm

http://www.honey-bees.de/videos/75-heathland-traditional-beekeeping-skep-apiary-videos.html (http://www.honey-bees.de/videos/75-heathland-traditional-beekeeping-skep-apiary-videos.html)

Title: Re: Beekeeping-Skep
Post by: Shawn on November 06, 2011, 05:02:58 pm

Thanks, enjoyed them.

Title: Re: Beekeeping-Skep
Post by: Larry Bees on November 06, 2011, 06:58:39 pm

I've got through half of them but have to go in and eat dinner now.

Man! That's a weird smoker they use! I wonder what he's smoking!  :-D

Larry

Title: Re: Beekeeping-Skep
Post by: Country Heart on November 07, 2011, 02:17:57 am

fascinating video - will return again to watch the rest.

Title: Re: Beekeeping-Skep
Post by: rail on November 07, 2011, 08:25:38 am

I enjoyed and was amazed with the swarm catching & swarm casting!

Title: Re: Beekeeping-Skep
Post by: Country Heart on November 09, 2011, 03:25:26 am

I have to admit I'm glad cow dung is no longer involved.    :-P

Title: Re: Beekeeping-Skep
Post by: Jim134 on November 09, 2011, 07:10:11 am

Quote from: Country Heart on November 09, 2011, 03:25:26 am

I have to admit I'm glad cow dung is no longer involved.    :-P

 At is sill use in some parts of the world


  BEE HAPPY Jim 134 :).

Title: Re: Beekeeping-Skep
Post by: Larry Bees on November 09, 2011, 05:32:49 pm

I finally finished watching all 8 videos. The hives and frames that we use today are much easier to harvest honey from. I'm still amazed at the smokers that they used! I really enjoyed watching these videos! Larry

Title: Re: Beekeeping-Skep
Post by: Shanevrr on November 09, 2011, 09:50:59 pm

to bad its illegal to put bees in them

Title: Re: Beekeeping-Skep
Post by: Country Heart on November 11, 2011, 06:07:47 pm

Just finished them.  Great videos.  Good to know the history and see the entire Skep apiary process from start to finish.

Title: Re: Beekeeping-Skep
Post by: David B. on November 29, 2011, 04:31:49 pm

Those are great videos to watch.  There are many things to be learned by watching those videos that can't be learned anywhere else.

Title: Re: Beekeeping-Skep
Post by: Bee Busters on January 19, 2012, 01:45:04 am

I had learned in the past that when early american beekeepers used skeps that they would burn the bees and wax to remove it from the skeps.  I guess all we know about history is not necessarily correct.