In the Modern Era (1500-1945), scientists advanced the study of the constitution and functioning of bees, and various modern types of hives with separate frames…
Medieval beekeeping is part of people’s history and culture. In the Middle Ages, beekeeping was a fairly common occupation. This is evidenced by references in…
Our knowledge of beekeeping in ancient Rome is based only on written sources that were written in the period 200 BC-400 AD. Unfortunately, no images…
Honey has always been popular in Greece. And the ancient Greeks used it in medicine, cooking, cosmetic procedures, and as part of sports nutrition. The…
In ancient Egypt we find a lot of evidence that beekeeping was very developed and the ancient Egyptians treated bees with religious respect. Honey and…
We know that people were harvesting honey from wild bees as early as 8,000 years ago from rock carvings in the Cuevas de la Araña,…
People knew that bee nests were valuable prey as early as the Stone Age, which lasted from 2 million to 5,000 years ago. So they…
The Ancient World Beekeeping originated on earth many thousands of years ago. More than 10,000 years ago, ancient people extracted honey from wild bees. The…