In article ,
"someone" writes:
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| My neighbour has a beehive-shaped ice house built about 1850 beneath her
| garden. It is accessed via a long tunnel and, after descending into it
| about half way, you pass a square recess in the stone wall. I recall her
| telling me that she discovered it was used to store a beehive in the winter,
| since the temperature is fairly constant. Is this the sort of thing you
| mean?

Now, I have never heard of THAT before!

As I understand it, normal bee boles were in a wall - usually a warm
wall, either south facing or part of a building.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.