The bee house
Introduction
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The bee house
Image: © James Allan Taken: 26 Jan 2015
Just outside the wall of the Tayfield Estate walled garden stands this unusual little building. It is a recently restored 19th century bee house which has individual entrances for each of its internal hives, each painted a different colour. This is no place for colour-blind bees.
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Image Location
Latitude
56.434769
Longitude
-2.940844