How old is beekeeping?

THIS appeals to me, a lot Laughing

but I'm wondering - how long have people been keeping bees? rather than harvesting wild honey.

vegplot

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

I remember it well.

Ixy

hmmm, quite a while then seemingly! Laughing

vegplot

Ixy wrote:

hmmm, quite a while then seemingly! Laughing

A blink of an eye in the global scheme of things.

Tavascarow

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.
Very Happy

Ixy

haha i love that name - beesontoast! Laughing

The things that stuck out to me were 'low cost' and 'sustainable'...I'm all about that!

Ixy

wahey, Rob's into the idea of making a hive....better like, learn *something* about bees... Laughing

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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