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Beehive Craft Skep Tutorial

Charlotte Anderson @ Carolina Honeybees, LLC
Step by step instructions to help you make your own beehive craft skep using jute cord and glue. This easy bee project is perfect for older children or adults and a great way to showcase your love for bees.
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Tools

Supplies
 

  • 1 roll Jute Cord 1/4" 50 feet
  • 2 pieces small plastic flower pots in oval shape
  • 4 pieces hot glue sticks
  • 1 piece Paint Pen Black

Instructions
 

  • Make a hole in bottom of pot:
    Punch a small hole in the bottom of one of your plastic pots. This can be done with a drill bit, scissors or exacto knife – depending on the thickness of the pot.
    The hole should be near the same size as the jute cord you plan to use for the project.
    Small plastic pot with hole in bottom image.
  • Anchor cord:
    Insert one end of the jute cord (I’m using ¼” diameter) into the hole in the bottom of the pot.
    Have about 3” of excess inside the pot. .Use a hot glue glue to apply a generous amount of glue to around the hole with the jute. Let it cool for a few minutes.
    Using hot glue to secure jute rope in hole image.
  • Wrap pot in jute:
    Continue winding the jute cord around the surface of the pot, adding glue as you go to attach the cord to the pot and the previous strand.
    Gluing jute cord to pot to create a skep image.
  • Finish to the bottom (which in normal use would be the top of the pot) of the flower pot and glue the end down. Be sure to cut the cord and glue the end tightly against the previous row.
    Cut cord at end of wrapped pot image.
  • Create bee skep door circle. Measure and cut a piece of jute 5 inches long. Shape it into a circle and glue in place to the front of the bee skep.
    Gluing jute ring to skep project image.
  • Create handle at top of skep. Skeps often have a loop at the top to make the easy to move.
    Cut a 3” piece of jute and form a loop to serve as a handle. Glue this to the top of the bee skep craft.
    Small bee skep craft with loop handle image.
  • Color in door opening. Use a black paint marker to color the cord inside the circle black. This simulates the opening to the skep.
    Black paint marker coloring in skep entrance image.
  • Trim off frizzes. Use scissors to snip off any excess strands of jute that may be sticking out and you are done!
    Finished bee skep craft project image.
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