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Man Burning Beehives
April 1934
Scorching hive bodies that were infected with American Foul Brood.
Illustrations of Bee Skep Design
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."
Drawings of Combs, Bee Larvae, and Hives
Illustration from an unknown book. Drawings of combs, bee larvae, and hives, Figure 1-12.
Dorothy Wright and Children with Bee Skep
Miss Dorothy Quincy Wright and two children sit on the ground next to a bee skep in yard surrounded by flowers. Linden apiary.
Scholl with Beehive
Beekeeper handling hives. Writing on back: Scholl's method of "jerking" off bulk comb honey helpers.
