skep
noun [ C ] uk/skep/ us/skep/
草编蜂巢;柳编蜂巢
a beehive (= a container where bees are kept) made from straw (= dried crop stems) or wicker (= thin pieces of wood twisted together)
He met an old man carrying a swarm of bees in a skep. 他遇到一个带着柳编蜂巢，里面满是蜜蜂的老人。
Keeping bees in skeps had the terrible drawback that the honey was extracted by killing the bees first.
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- She scarcely needed to stun the bees with smoke to wrap and lift the skeps unstung.
- The skeps were stacked by the old hut to collect later.
- Each bole usually has a ledge at the bottom for the bees to land on, and a drip moulding at the top to help keep the skep dry.