{"product_id":"bee-skep-making-park","title":"Bee-Skep Making by Chris Park","description":"\u003cp\u003eTry your hand a t traditional beekeeping by crafting skeps (basketwork hives) with this beautifully illustrated step-by-step guide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Learn to use straw and lapping to create coiled lipwork skeps, incorporating bee entrances and spleets that help support natural honeycomb formations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Find out how to make protective thatch cones - or hackles - to place over your skeps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Follow the instructions for settling a swarm into your skep, checking on hive health and helping your bees through a successful season.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Discover ways to harvest your honey, brew your own\u003cbr\u003emead and produce your own beeswax candles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs well as teaching these craft and bee husbandry skills, the long history of skep beekeeping, its folklore and heritage is woven into the narrative, offering up a wealth of ancient knowledge as you work your way round your first skeps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCHRIS PARK\u003c\/strong\u003e is a leading expert on bee skeps and teaches skep making for the British Beekeeping Association, the National Honey Show and special interest groups. He is also a skep beekeeper, apitherapist and writer with a wider interest in arts and crafts, ancient technologies, eco-building and folk music.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ALIUS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58105310675292,"sku":"0654","price":176.0,"currency_code":"PLN","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0856\/5863\/2540\/files\/0654.webp?v=1781859228","url":"https:\/\/www.northernbeebooks.co.uk\/en-pl\/products\/bee-skep-making-park","provider":"NORTHERN BEE BOOKS","version":"1.0","type":"link"}