but I'm wondering - how long have people been keeping bees? rather than harvesting wild honey.
vegplot
Joined: 19 Apr 2007 Posts: 21301 Location: Bethesda, Gwynedd
Posted: Sun Sep 06, 09 6:43 pm Post subject:
Quote:
On the walls of the sun temple of Nyuserre Ini from the 5th Dynasty, before 2422 BC, workers are depicted blowing smoke into hives as they are removing honeycombs
Joined: 19 Apr 2007 Posts: 21301 Location: Bethesda, Gwynedd
Posted: Sun Sep 06, 09 7:05 pm Post subject:
Ixy wrote:
hmmm, quite a while then seemingly!
A blink of an eye in the global scheme of things.
Tavascarow
Joined: 06 Aug 2006 Posts: 8407 Location: South Cornwall
Posted: Sun Sep 06, 09 7:20 pm Post subject:
It's a good book to read.
Changed my outlook on the way we keep bees & I would definately recommend it to anyone considering taking up the craft. Could save them a small fortune as well as keeping more natural & thus happier, healthier bees.
Phil Chandler (the author) is a member here (Beesontoast), though he hasn't been around for a while.
wahey, Rob's into the idea of making a hive....better like, learn *something* about bees...
VM
Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 1748 Location: Lincolnshire
Posted: Mon Sep 07, 09 12:18 am Post subject:
I was going to say something about Romans and having an idea that Pliny wrote about bee-keeping - but vegplot's quote rather puts the Romans in the shade.
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