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Drawings of Combs, Bee Larvae, and Hives
circa 1900-1909
Illustration from an unknown book. Drawings of combs, bee larvae, and hives, Figure 1-12.
Illustrations of Bee Skep Design
circa 1900-1909
Illustrations of skep hive design. Writing on back of photograph: "Skep hive used by Schiroch 1770. Made of straw usually kept in bee houses during the winter and covered stands during the summer."
German Bee Skep Apiary
circa 1900-1909
Apiary of more than forty bee skeps stacked in rows in an open-fronted roofed structure. Caption reads: "Bienenstand der Firma HEINR. THIE, Wolfenbuttel."
Bees on Hive Frame
circa 1920-1929
Close-up of a man's hand holding a frame of bees from a hive.
Beekeepers Standing in Apiary
circa 1900-1909
A man and a boy pose standing in apiary surrounded by beehives. The man is holding a smoker.
