At Santa Rosa Plantation Honey Farm we love all things BEES and here is something for all those BEE lovers out there who stitch as well as eat HONEY. An Authentic Antique Reproduction Sampler from Hands Across the Sea Samplers. These ladies are the experts when it comes to samplers and we just LOVE their first piece. WHY? Well, because the central motif of the 1791 Sampler by Miss Mary Ann Bournes is a bee skep. YES, that is the technical name for the style of hive used in the sampler. Look very, very, close and you can see the bees a-buzzing in the stitched piece. Not to mention the bees which surround the luscious pink roses. NEXT to BEES I LOVE Needlework and this is a piece that combines both!
Why don't we see BEE SKEPS in use today? Well, today bee skeps are considered a decorative garden item. Just so you know skeps are conical in shape and were usually made from braided straw. Although they were once the popular style of hives used by apiarians, they were discarded when hives that could be opened to harvest honey or care for the bees were developed. A major drawback to the bee skep was the fact that the skep had to be destroyed to gather the honey, not to mention that it is now required that you be able to gain entrance to your hive for the care of your bees (there is a lot of work that goes into beekeeping). For example, the hives need to be attended to for medication against mites, so skeps have become a thing of the past. No longer are they used.for bees, nonetheless, skeps are still lovely to see as decorative ornamentation in any garden or hanging on any wall enhanced with the beauty of a stitched BEE SKEP.
HAVE A HONEY OF A 2016!
P.S. YES, we still have HONEY from our fall harvest...NOT much but some! If you are interested in some super delicious HONEY contact us and WE WILL meet your HONEY NEEDS!
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