Bee-house, Tayfield House

The bee-house at Tayfield House dates from around 1850 and features a rectangular plan with a gabled roof. It is located near the south-facing external wall of the walled garden within the grounds of Tayfield House. The structure is windowless and painted white, adorned with brightly coloured semi-circles around the flight holes, which are complemented by half-moon timber platforms. The gables are topped with a ball and dart timber finial. There is a door on the north side of the building. The south wall has two rows of four flight holes, while each of the east and west walls has two rows of two flight holes. Each flight hole measures 2 inches by one-quarter inch and is fronted by a circular platform with a 5-inch radius. The interior, as observed in 2013, retains some timber shelving that likely supported the bee hives, known as 'skeps'.