https://beehivebeehive.com Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:28:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1 https://beehivebeehive.com/2026/05/07/antique-bee-skep-money-bank-naive-folk-art-bee-hive-money-box-c-1890/ https://beehivebeehive.com/2026/05/07/antique-bee-skep-money-bank-naive-folk-art-bee-hive-money-box-c-1890/#comments Thu, 07 May 2026 14:32:56 +0000 https://beehivebeehive.com/2026/05/07/antique-bee-skep-money-bank-naive-folk-art-bee-hive-money-box-c-1890/ ... Read the full article]]>









This is a gorgeous little item to adorn your folk art, or primitive themed home. It loos superb displayed among other folk art paintings, items of treen and needlework samplers. This is the perfect item for anyone who loves all things naïve and folk art! Measuring: Diameter 3 3/8 inch (8.5 cm). Height 5 ½ inch (14 cm). Condition: Light surface wear commensurate with age.

]]> https://beehivebeehive.com/2026/05/07/antique-bee-skep-money-bank-naive-folk-art-bee-hive-money-box-c-1890/feed/ 0 https://beehivebeehive.com/2025/11/25/antique-french-bee-skep-beehive-2/ https://beehivebeehive.com/2025/11/25/antique-french-bee-skep-beehive-2/#comments Tue, 25 Nov 2025 16:18:48 +0000 https://beehivebeehive.com/2025/11/25/antique-french-bee-skep-beehive-2/














A fabulous bee skep sourced from France. The woodworms did a great job. But the wooden frame has been treated and varnished. Everything else left in untouched to preserve its story and patina. Size: 19 – width.

]]> https://beehivebeehive.com/2025/11/25/antique-french-bee-skep-beehive-2/feed/ 0 https://beehivebeehive.com/2025/10/09/antique-french-bee-skep-beehive/ https://beehivebeehive.com/2025/10/09/antique-french-bee-skep-beehive/#comments Fri, 10 Oct 2025 01:29:47 +0000 https://beehivebeehive.com/2025/10/09/antique-french-bee-skep-beehive/














A fabulous bee skep sourced from France. The woodworms did a great job. But the wooden frame has been treated and varnished. Everything else left in untouched to preserve its story and patina. Size: 19 – width.

]]> https://beehivebeehive.com/2025/10/09/antique-french-bee-skep-beehive/feed/ 0 https://beehivebeehive.com/2025/08/04/victorian-antique-flatback-arbour-group-with-beekeepers-hive-or-skep/ https://beehivebeehive.com/2025/08/04/victorian-antique-flatback-arbour-group-with-beekeepers-hive-or-skep/#comments Mon, 04 Aug 2025 05:33:47 +0000 https://beehivebeehive.com/2025/08/04/victorian-antique-flatback-arbour-group-with-beekeepers-hive-or-skep/ ... Read the full article]]>










Victorian antique Flatback Arbour Group with Beekeepers hive or skep. Uncommon and charming Victorian Staffordshire flatback group with a couple in a garden setting under an arbour, the man holding fruit and the lady decked with a garland of flowers across her shoulder. Between which a beehive skep with flying bees around it. Before and in early Victorian times, bees were housed in upturned straw baskets called skeps. The shape was conducive to the formation of the honeycomb. The downside was that turning the skep over to collect the honey killed the bees or made them homeless, and so the beekeeper had to hunt down a new wild swarm and start from scratch. Height 20 cms high approx.

]]> https://beehivebeehive.com/2025/08/04/victorian-antique-flatback-arbour-group-with-beekeepers-hive-or-skep/feed/ 0 https://beehivebeehive.com/2025/04/23/vintage-rare-french-bee-skep-with-daub-garden-feature-cotswold-41cm-hive-2/ https://beehivebeehive.com/2025/04/23/vintage-rare-french-bee-skep-with-daub-garden-feature-cotswold-41cm-hive-2/#comments Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:50:49 +0000 https://beehivebeehive.com/2025/04/23/vintage-rare-french-bee-skep-with-daub-garden-feature-cotswold-41cm-hive-2/







A wonderful willow with mud covered bee skep in good condition. 41cm high by 39cm across at base. Perfect garden feature and bee home! Quite often see thse at Burford or Daylesford.

]]> https://beehivebeehive.com/2025/04/23/vintage-rare-french-bee-skep-with-daub-garden-feature-cotswold-41cm-hive-2/feed/ 0 https://beehivebeehive.com/2025/03/17/straw-bee-skep-traditional-bee-skep/ https://beehivebeehive.com/2025/03/17/straw-bee-skep-traditional-bee-skep/#comments Mon, 17 Mar 2025 19:35:44 +0000 https://beehivebeehive.com/2025/03/17/straw-bee-skep-traditional-bee-skep/ ... Read the full article]]>








Straw bee skeps have long been a recognisable symbol of beekeeping the world over. Since the Middle Ages when they were used as rudimentary hives, the bee skep has endured as the beekeeper’s unofficial logo. Their wonderful domed profile and the considerable craft skill used to make them from coiled wheat straw has made them a cherished part of our rural heritage. Bee skeps are seldom used as beehives these days as they need to inspect colonies for disease has made them impractical, but they are still popular baskets for collecting swarms. The straw provides a good surface onto which bees can quickly cluster, making it easy for them to surround their queen and for the beekeeper to relocate the swarm. The wonderful domed shape has also made bee skeps popular today to decorate interiors and cottage gardens. If left outside, however, they need to be covered or positioned in a bee bole in a wall as these skeps are made entirely of wheat straw.

]]> https://beehivebeehive.com/2025/03/17/straw-bee-skep-traditional-bee-skep/feed/ 0 https://beehivebeehive.com/2025/02/01/vintage-beehive-basket-bee-skep-13-5-old-primative-look-woven-latched-rustic/ https://beehivebeehive.com/2025/02/01/vintage-beehive-basket-bee-skep-13-5-old-primative-look-woven-latched-rustic/#comments Sat, 01 Feb 2025 06:52:58 +0000 https://beehivebeehive.com/2025/02/01/vintage-beehive-basket-bee-skep-13-5-old-primative-look-woven-latched-rustic/













Shows some wear and ageing, See pics for condition.

]]> https://beehivebeehive.com/2025/02/01/vintage-beehive-basket-bee-skep-13-5-old-primative-look-woven-latched-rustic/feed/ 0 https://beehivebeehive.com/2024/11/05/vintage-rare-french-bee-skep-with-daub-garden-feature-cotswold-41cm-hive/ https://beehivebeehive.com/2024/11/05/vintage-rare-french-bee-skep-with-daub-garden-feature-cotswold-41cm-hive/#comments Tue, 05 Nov 2024 06:26:13 +0000 https://beehivebeehive.com/2024/11/05/vintage-rare-french-bee-skep-with-daub-garden-feature-cotswold-41cm-hive/







A wonderful willow with mud covered bee skep in good condition. 41cm high by 39cm across at base. Perfect garden feature and bee home! Quite often see thse at Burford or Daylesford.

]]> https://beehivebeehive.com/2024/11/05/vintage-rare-french-bee-skep-with-daub-garden-feature-cotswold-41cm-hive/feed/ 0 https://beehivebeehive.com/2024/10/21/bee-keeping-metal-sign-uk-made-garden-hanging-skep-hive-steel-sign-75cm/ https://beehivebeehive.com/2024/10/21/bee-keeping-metal-sign-uk-made-garden-hanging-skep-hive-steel-sign-75cm/#comments Mon, 21 Oct 2024 07:11:17 +0000 https://beehivebeehive.com/2024/10/21/bee-keeping-metal-sign-uk-made-garden-hanging-skep-hive-steel-sign-75cm/ ... Read the full article]]>








Hello & welcome to our shop, all our steel creations. Are designed & laser cut here at our UK studio. You are now looking at. BEE AND SKEP WALL ART. PLEASE CHECK OUT OUR SHOP. Manufactured from 2mm mild steel and supplied in the original. This gives you the option of keeping. It as it is, letting it rust naturally or painting it. Stunning piece of home decor. Can be displayed indoors or outdoors. PLEASE ALOW 2%+/- FOR DIMENSIONS OF ITEMS. PLEASE NOTE IF YOU ARE DISPLAYING IT OUTSIDE. Should you wish to keep your item in its un-rusted state you must. Either apply a coat of metal paint or clear coat sealant. Of some kind to the bare metal. Our metal designs are intended to rust and will do easily when. Exposed to the UK weather. The process can be speeded up by. Spraying vinegar and wate r. On the surface every few days. DUE TO THE WAY THE METAL IS SUPPLIED AND CUT THERE MAY BE THE ODD SMALL MARK ON THE SURFACE. WE can not accept liability for items. Lost or damaged during return transit. You must do so within 7 days of receiving. The goods and must include a photo of the issue.

]]> https://beehivebeehive.com/2024/10/21/bee-keeping-metal-sign-uk-made-garden-hanging-skep-hive-steel-sign-75cm/feed/ 0 https://beehivebeehive.com/2024/09/17/vintage-bee-hive-skep-wattle-and-daub-european-garden-feature-cotswold-61cm/ https://beehivebeehive.com/2024/09/17/vintage-bee-hive-skep-wattle-and-daub-european-garden-feature-cotswold-61cm/#comments Tue, 17 Sep 2024 10:04:49 +0000 https://beehivebeehive.com/2024/09/17/vintage-bee-hive-skep-wattle-and-daub-european-garden-feature-cotswold-61cm/












Lovely wattle and daub been skep 30cm across at base. Original daub on it. As seen in many lively English cottage gardens. Width at base is 30cm.

]]> https://beehivebeehive.com/2024/09/17/vintage-bee-hive-skep-wattle-and-daub-european-garden-feature-cotswold-61cm/feed/ 0