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
Beehive From the Wayside Inn