0 a beehive (= a container where bees are kept) made from straw (= dried crop stems) or wicker (= thin pieces of wood twisted together): --
Keeping bees in skeps had the terrible drawback that the honey was extracted by killing the bees first.
He met an old man carrying a swarm of bees in a skep.
Each bole usually has a ledge at the bottom for the bees to land on, and a drip moulding at the top to help keep the skep dry.
The skeps were stacked by the old hut to collect later.
She scarcely needed to stun the bees with smoke to wrap and lift the skeps unstung.
NIEUWE WOORDEN
European
May 10, 2021
WOORD VAN DE DAG
Shimmer
skep