rockdoc
Field Bee
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- Apr 3, 2011
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- Location
- East Devon a bit of a green desert!
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 10
Thanks HM. I'm still keen to establish how old the first image is if anyone has any ideas.
By the style of dress I would guess early edwardian approx 1905
Probably not far out. The chain link fence (1850's) and barbed wire (late 1870's) probably makes it no earlier than that. Fence is bit overgrown so had been in place for a few years.
Not sure it's chain link fencing. Bottom right hand corner of apiary photo shows twisted wire fence but I have not been able to find a date when that came into use. From style of clothing, I would say turn of the century.
CVB
I think the man in the apiary photo is Herbert Patey who lived at Chillington in Devon.
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