10am - 4pm | Saturday | 7 September 2024, Adults
WORKSHOP: Build a Bee Skep
Free Admission | Booking Required
For over 2,000 years, straw bee skeps have been used for keeping bees in Ireland. In order to extract the honey, the skeps were typically destroyed in the process and so, each year, a new skep had to be made.
Join Pat Broderick to learn the processes of making a skep from coiled straw and briar bark. This workshop provides a great opportunity to learn about a traditional craft and the processes involved. Gain knowledge from an expert and discover a unique skill on the beautiful grounds of Turlough Park House.
This will be a day long course to learn some new skills and to contribute to building a traditional bee skep. Materials will be provided. Please note that due to the nature of the workshop, it will not be possible for participants to bring home their own skep.This is a free event, suitable for adults. Booking required. Email BookingsCountryLife@museum.ie or telephone the Bookings Office on +353 94 90 31751 to secure your place.
Location:
WORKSHOP: Build a Bee Skep is located at:
Turlough Park,
Castlebar,
Co. Mayo
F23 HY31
Join Pat Broderick to learn the processes of making a skep from coiled straw and briar bark.
Country Life
Turlough Park,
Castlebar,
Co. Mayo,
F23 HY31
+353 94 903 1755