troutsqueezer
Veteran Member
Bee trivia: Time was when everyone had beehives in their yard (called Skeps back then). In fact, they were used as part of a dowry in many societies. Bee trails were used for that purpose too. Like gold mining claims, in the old days people laid claims to certain trails that contained feral honey bee hives and these were used for barter, etc. Until Langstroth came along and invented the bee hive, people had to kill the bees in the Skeps (round, woven hives - you've seen pictures) to get the honey out or risk getting stung to death.