Kovács Zsuzsa: Göcsej Village Museum. Exhibition Guide (Zalaegerszeg, 2008)

EXHIBITION GUIDE 6. SHADOOF FROM KERKAFALVA Until the setting up of the water pipe system, which happened in the 1970s-80s, the water for the families came from natural springs and wells. Wells were usually situated in front of the gable or in the yard. One of the methods of forming a well is to line the shaft with stone and make a wooden construction for the upper part. This included a trough for the animals. We can see one here in the yard of Kálócfa house. 7. APIARY FROM KÁLÓCFA It was common for crofts to include apiaries, since having no sugar, families used honey to sweeten their food. This apiary in the museum is thatched like the other buildings here and has a board-door. The hives stood in a double line with one family of bees in each. Hives could be made from straw, rotten wood or wattle an< they were completely covered with mud. In th museum all three kinds of hive can be seen.