Karen DeHond wrote: > Does anyone know where I might find an old fashioned cone shaped hive to > put in a herb garden? Want the hive to be decorative as well as > functional. The late UK television gardening presenter, Geoff Hamilton, suggested making WBC shaped "hives" (just the outer lifts) as a decorative feature in a garden - using them either as compost bins or tool storage. As they are generally considered (in the UK at least) the classical bee hive shape by "joe public", they compliment any garden. ____ /____\ W.B.C. (William Broughton Carr) /____\ brood chamber: 10 frames of 13.5"x8" /____\ | | You could use them as a true bee hive (they have removable frames), compost bin or tool storage, the choice is yours. -- Just an idea, cheers, Mike. [log in to unmask]