Folky Bee Boxes Photo

Photographer’s Note

There is a tradition in Slovenia of making decorated bee boxes.

The boxes were kept in a wooden bee-house. The fronts were decorated with various images from folk tales, festivities, everyday life and history.

I like the man chasing way the bear that's stealing honey in the bottom right box.

More info at http://www.thezaurus.com/sloveniana/beehives.htm

Nowadays the panels are sold as tourist items.

Taken on an early Olympus 860l digital camera

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sadeik (3159) 2007-12-06 13:39

This I found most imteresting and quite unusual, might have tightened the photo so only the boxes could be seen only. An informative note to go with the image

Simon