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Beekeeping is one of the oldest forms of food production. Some of the earliest evidence of beekeeping is from rock painting, dating to around 13,000 BC. It was particularly well developed in Egypt and was discussed by the Roman writers Virgil, Gaius Julius Hyginus, Varro, and Columella. Aspects of the lives of bees and beekeeping are discussed at length by Aristotle. A pioneering beekeeping popularizer in the 19th century United States was Amos Root.
Beekeeping was traditionally practiced for the bees' honey harvest, although nowadays crop pollination service can often provide a greater part of a commercial beekeeper's income. Other hive products are pollen, royal jelly, and propolis, which are also used for nutritional and medicinal purposes, and beeswax, which is used in candle making, cosmetics, wood polish, and for modelling. The modern use of hive products has changed little since ancient times. |
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Hello Assi,
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Hello Assi! What an "action" shot here. I love honey, nothing better than bread with plenty of butter and honey. My friend's brother has a beehive standing on an unpolluted piece of land on approx. 900 m (above sea level) with plenty of flowers ... and I can assure you this honey tastes so good and different from the mass production products you can buy in the shelves.
Thanks for your interesting comment. Barbara.
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