The shop

A shop that smells of beeswax and pine.

Skeplinden is the old cider barn on Mill Pond Road, with the counter at the front and a workbench in the back where the winter orders get built.

Kept by a beekeeper

June Marrow has kept bees on the ridge for twenty years and opened the shop when the nearest supplier closed and a smoker meant a two-hour drive. Her nephew Davey builds and paints the boxes from December to March and teaches the third class.

We sell what we use, keep the gear on the wall so you can try it on, and would rather send you home with the right veil than the most expensive one.

The back-room workbench: a deep hive box half nailed together, a stack of frames with wax foundation, a hammer and an open can of white paint

Returns

Unused, unassembled boxes and gear in their packaging come back within thirty days with the receipt.

Finding us

40 Mill Pond Road, a mile past the pond. Park by the barn doors; loading is easy on pickup Saturdays.

Come by, or start an order.

Open Thursday to Saturday, 10am to 4pm, this winter.

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