English language
Toggle Transcript
skep::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | basket, handbasket |
Examples of skep
skep
In its simplest form, there is a single entrance at the bottom of the skep.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Examining the doctrines, the skep tic has been apt to find myths far stronger than reality.
From the time.com
Almost any hollow structure can be used for this purpose, such as a log gum, skep or a clay pot.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The skep seems to have been a horrendous way to treat bees.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Inevitably, some skeptics continued to skep, arguing that a major downturn might still be in store.
From the time.com
A simple beehive or skep is visible in one of the circular medallions set in each of the stained glass windows.
From the kentucky.com
Again, there is no internal structure provided for the bees and the colony must produce its own honeycomb, which is attached to the inside of the skep.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Take advantage of the season's other nature-made theme and introduce garden accessories, such as a relocated bunny statue or a big bee skep resting on an open hearth.
From the dailyherald.com
To get the honey beekeepers either drove the bees out of the skep or, by the use of a bottom extension called an eke or a top extension called a cap, sought to create comb with just honey in it.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- A large round wicker basket (used on farms)
- A domed beehive made of twisted straw
- A beehive is an enclosed structure in which some honey bee species of the subgenus Apis live and raise their young. ...
- (Skeps) and other fixed-frame hives are no longer in wide use (and are illegal in many countries) because the bees and the comb cannot be inspected for disease or parasites without destruction of the honeycomb and usually the colony. ...
- Skeps are cone-shaped enclosures traditionally woven from grass or straw. In the simplest form, there is a single entrance at the bottom of the skep. There is no internal structure except what the bees build themselves. ...
- A beehive, usually of straw and dome-shaped, that lacks movable frames.
- (328) A wicker or wooden box used to hold a beehive.
- Beehive made of woven straw. Used in the past, though abandoned in most areas in favor of removable-frame hives. Outlawed in many countries as brood can not be easily inspected for disease.
