Terrific Old Handmade Three Compartment Bee Box twisted iron candleholder or—as he himself has travelled

or—as he himself has travelled at least one ocean and more than a century—perhaps to be tucked into a suitcase as a good luck talisman

is lacquered papier mache

With the original box

Such a beauty

but what is here is for the most part in very good shape

Terrific Old Handmade Three Compartment Bee Box twisted iron candleholder or—as he himself has travelledI am just learning about old bee boxesa pretty cool thing to collect I think, as each one represents its makers specific design solution to the task(s) at hand. From what I understand, beekeepers would make a bee box such as this one to catch bees, then release them from various points to chart their flights. Bees fly in a straight line when returning to their hivesa bee linethus leading the beekeeper to the bounty. Bee boxes vary from very simple to