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I just can’t resist sharing this wonderful post by Adventures in Beeland. Facinating stuff!

Today we visited the Lost Gardens of Heligan and saw the old ‘bee boles’. These are recesses in a wall big enough to hold straw skeps. The wall would have provided shelter and typically would have been south or east facing. At Heligan most of the boles have removable wooden doors in place. I would be interested to know how the wooden doors would have been used. I’m guessing they may have been in place over winter to provide extra protection from the wind and rain and then removed come spring?

Read the entire article at:  Bees and Bee Boles at the Lost Gardens of Heligan — Adventuresinbeeland’s Blog

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