skep

Skep, skep, n. a grain-basket, or beehive made of straw or wicker-work.

Suddenly the skep was enveloped in a cyclone of bees, and again the orchard sang with the exciting song of the wings.

An apiary of a single skep in a roped-off enclosure was an illustration of unfamiliarity with bees.

Tom Dinass was there, too, in charge with the engineer of the skep, to ensure a safe descent.

First, the old-fashioned plan of keeping the bees in a common bell-shaped straw hive, or skep.