This vintage image features straw beehives. The beehive on the left is closed and one on the right is open. The illustration is from Cassell’s Household Guide Volume III, circa 1869.
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Those are bee skeps, not hives. The bees make hives, we make skeps.
Thanks for that interesting information Laurie! They are labelled “Straw Hives” in the book but I was curious to learn what skep meant after reading your comment since that’s a new word to me. A skep is defined as a straw or wicker beehive.