Beehive From the Wayside Inn
THF172093 / Beehive From the Wayside Inn
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Artifact Overview
Colonists who relocated from European countries and settled in North America imported Apis mellifera to ensure access to honey and to sustain crops that they moved with their bees. When honeybees swarmed into hollow trees, colonists sometimes cut out the tree and moved it closer to their gardens, orchards, and clover fields to keep honey close to the kitchen table.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Beehive (Apiary)
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2017.0.34.383
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Wood (Plant material)
Paint (Coating)
Color
Brown
Yellow (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 20 in
Width: 16 in
Length: 15.25 in
Inscriptions
painted on front in yellow paint:
Bee Hive / from / Wayside Inn / Built 1686
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