Antique Make Do Three Compartment Bee Box 1969 I think these bright orange

I think these bright orange porcelain "Persian Hunter 1642" boxes

and the color on what I think was once a blue coat--and now he needs to lean or have something placed under the wheelbarrow in order to stand up

and the perfect phrase to cautiously broadcast her affection for the recipient--who appears first to have been a Dorothy Hittle

Sold as a lot of 6

I especially love the effect of the old labels on the wood

Antique Make Do Three Compartment Bee Box 1969 I think these bright orangeI have learned just a bit about bee boxesa pretty cool thing to collect I think, as each one represents its makers specific design solution to the task(s) at hand. From what I understand, this sort of bee box would be used to catch bees, then release them from various points to chart their flights (bees fly in a straight line when returning to their hivesa bee linethus leading the beekeeper to the bounty) though I believe this could also be used as a