Thank you for sharing this, what a wealth of experience as a beekeeper your great uncle had. It's wonderful that a bit of his expertise has been saved this way.
What a lovely video this is. My great auntie died in March, and she used to keep bees in skeps here in the Highlands. She had no veil, and only ever had her skirt to wear. She was a wonderful old soul, the last of the old generation in our family, keeper of all the stories and family history. So much knowledge of the old ways is lost when they go. I'll save this video for future reference.
I bumped into your lovely video while looking for skep tutorials and I sat back and watched this homage to your Great Uncle. What a fantastic tribute! He has some clever ways to get results. Those tubular gadgets are a great idea, and binder twine...who knew? I hope you are keeping at it. I will definitely share this. Thank you!!
Yes, a hollowed out turkey bone ground down is used to splice the skep to introduce the bramble to wrap and bind, skep together, the dethroned bramble should not be too fresh. The hollowed out beef bone is used to feed the straw through and keep it tidy while working
Loved watching this. Looking for Skep making ideas, came across this video. I could listen to your great uncle all day ! :) reminds me of my grandad. Great memories for you ! I hope you were able to keep all of his bits n bobs!?
This is wonderful! Thanks so much for posting, Hannah. I always wished I had more time with Uncle James than I managed to get. We will still in email touch just a few weeks before he died.
you know when you go down the rabbit hole and you search and search looking for answers and sometimes you might find what you're looking for... well this video is the bottom the " why are icons of beehives domed? what is a skep?? how do bees live in it????" thank you
In all my years of tying knots I’ve never seen a sheet bend tied that way before! I’ll be using that method from now on Thank you!
Great to hear, I'm so glad it inspired you.
Thank you for sharing this, what a wealth of experience as a beekeeper your great uncle had. It's wonderful that a bit of his expertise has been saved this way.
What a lovely video this is. My great auntie died in March, and she used to keep bees in skeps here in the Highlands. She had no veil, and only ever had her skirt to wear. She was a wonderful old soul, the last of the old generation in our family, keeper of all the stories and family history. So much knowledge of the old ways is lost when they go. I'll save this video for future reference.
This is outrageously useful and valuable, thank you to you and James
I bumped into your lovely video while looking for skep tutorials and I sat back and watched this homage to your Great Uncle. What a fantastic tribute! He has some clever ways to get results. Those tubular gadgets are a great idea, and binder twine...who knew? I hope you are keeping at it. I will definitely share this. Thank you!!
Great video, and a lovely tribute to your Uncle.
Many thanks.
That's a nice video 👍
Thanks for sharing this, wonderful and informative
Yes, a hollowed out turkey bone ground down is used to splice the skep to introduce the bramble to wrap and bind, skep together, the dethroned bramble should not be too fresh. The hollowed out beef bone is used to feed the straw through and keep it tidy while working
Really enjoyed this film. Thank you.
Thank you tremendously for sharing ♡♡♡
Absolutely loved this! Thank you for sharing this its pure and beautiful!
Loved watching this. Looking for Skep making ideas, came across this video. I could listen to your great uncle all day ! :) reminds me of my grandad. Great memories for you ! I hope you were able to keep all of his bits n bobs!?
thank you, so inspirational. its made my day.
I want to grow into an old man like him.
This is wonderful! Thanks so much for posting, Hannah. I always wished I had more time with Uncle James than I managed to get. We will still in email touch just a few weeks before he died.
Thank you Mark. I love that he embraced email as much as old craft skills.
you know when you go down the rabbit hole and you search and search looking for answers and sometimes you might find what you're looking for... well this video is the bottom the " why are icons of beehives domed? what is a skep?? how do bees live in it????" thank you
" visit the queen for some reason " :D
❤️love u sir ## &I got one bee hive sir (from India assam.)Amen
How long do these baskets last? Is it necessary to apply something to make it last longer?
You keep them under a shelter so the rain doesn't get in. Then they can last many years. Some of his skeps are still in use now over ten years later.
Bhai Ji kitne ka padega Ek ye traditional bee hive kya sell karne ka hsi
Is that Prince Charles?
No!