Object number
82/27/1-3
Creator
Description
Red painted bee hive, in 3 sections. Made by Mr Stewart, who died circa 1925. He was a carpenter and lived at South Green, Billericay, Essex.
This is a wooden, red painted bee hive which comes apart in three sections. The circular ventilator each end of the roof is made from a tin lid for 'Hudson's Extract Soap'. It was made by Mr Stewart, the father of Amelia Stewart, who died circa 1925. He was a carpenter and lived at South Green, Billericay, Essex.
Physical description
1 beehive: wood; tin; fair condition
Label Text
Beehive. This beehive was made by Henry Stewart, a carpenter who lived in Billericay, Essex. Honeybees are important because they are extremely effective and efficient pollinators of many crops and fruit important to humans. The early 20th century - when Mr Stewart was beekeeping - was a critical time for the activity in Britain. In 1914 a parasite, Acarapis woodi, originating on the Isle of Wight, extended over the UK and had devastated many native British bee colonies. Two men separately rescued the situation for British beekeeping - Brother Adam, a monk at Buckfast Abbey, and R.O.B. Manley.
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Standard museum name: Hive // Accession number: 82/27 // Classification: LIVESTOCK Bees // Negative number: 60/15615 // Acquisition method: Gift // Acquired from, date: Miss E. Cooper, [...] // Store: // Condition: Fair // Recorder, date: DJE. 22.10.82 // Description: Wooden bee hive which comes apart in three sections. // The hive is painted dark red (paint faded). The circular ventilator each end of the roof is made from a tin lid for 'Hudson's Extract Soap'. // Dimensions: 65.5cms x 51cms x 83cms. // Associated information: Made by the father of Amelia Stewart who died c.1925. He lived at 'The Tiles' 49 Grange Rd. South Green, Billericay, Essex CM11 2RG. // See also Neg. No. 60/16170 // References:'
Production place
Billericay
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Dimensions
- Length 655 mm
- Width 510 mm
- Height 830 mm
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