Gene Kritsky (2016): Beekeeping from Antiquity Through the Middle Ages

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Gene Kritsky (2016): Beekeeping from Antiquity Through the Middle Ages

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Titel	Beekeeping from Antiquity Through the Middle Ages
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Author	Gene Kritsky

Abstract	Beekeeping had its origins in honey hunting—the opportunistic stealing of honey from wild honey bee nests. True beekeeping began when humans started providing artificial cavities within which the bees could build comb for the queen to lay her eggs and the workers could process honey. By 2450 BCE, the Egyptians had developed sophisticated apiculture, and, within two millennia, beekeeping with horizontal hives had spread throughout the Mediterranean. During Europe’s Middle Ages, honey and wax became important commodities for trade, and beekeeping in skep, log, box, and tree hives flourished to meet the demand. Other species of honey bees contributed to the development and spread of beekeeping in Asia beginning around 300 BCE. Meanwhile, beekeeping evolved independently in Mesoamerica with the stingless bee Melipona beecheii, as documented by archaeological finds and written accounts that survived Spanish conquest.
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dx.doi.org / URL	10.1146/annurev-ento-031616-035115
Published	Annual Review of Entomology

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