Beekeeping in the 1800's

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[Brian D. Bray]

Nice pictorial.  When My Greatgrandfather started keeping bees in the 1800 he used Gums, logs, earth pots, rope and straw skeps, as well as boards over a wooden box, anything that could and would hold a hive.