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Wall recesses for bee hives

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Eva Crane and
Penelope Walker
Eva Crane
Affiliation:
Woodside House, Woodside Hill, Gerrards Cross SL9 9TB, England
Penelope Walker
Affiliation:
Woodside House, Woodside Hill, Gerrards Cross SL9 9TB, England
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Walls with recesses to hold and protect skeps of bees were studied in Britain, Ireland and France. From an analysis of 1214 site records, the distribution, dates and characteristics of these walls are reported; some conclusions are drawn about the beekeeping practised (1100–1900) and certain regional differences.

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Antiquity , Volume 74 , Issue 286 , December 2000, pp. 805 - 811
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Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd. 2000

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