Susan,
Skeps go back to the times of the Egyptians-----Over 7000 years.
 
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> From: Susan Schock <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: History
> Date: 29 juin 1997 15:29
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> Does anyone on this list know the history of who ,when,where etc. it
was
> first discovered that bees could be enticed to build their hives in
boxes?
> Are these called skeps? My gr. gr. grandfather was evidently doing
this in
> upstate NY in the early 1800s. I was curious as to how early they
began to do
> this.
>
> Susan