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Author : Henry Malcolm Fraser
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1951
Category : Bee culture
ISBN : MINN:319510004441853
Author : Gene Kritsky
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2015-10-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780199361403
According to Egyptian mythology, when the ancient Egyptian sun god Re cried, his tears turned into honey bees upon touching the ground. For this reason, the honey bee was sacrosanct in ancient Egyptian culture. From the art depicting bees on temple walls to the usage of beeswax as a healing ointment, the honey bee was a pervasive cultural motif in ancient Egypt because of its connection to the sun god Re. Gene Kritsky delivers a concise introduction of the relationship between the honey bee and ancient Egyptian culture, through the lenses of linguistics, archeology, religion, health, and economics. Kritsky delves into ancient Egypt's multifaceted society, and traces the importance of the honey bee in everything from death rituals to trade. In doing so, Kritsky brings new evidence to light of how advanced and fascinating the ancient Egyptians were. This richly illustrated work appeals to a broad range of interests. For archeology lovers, Kritsky delves into the archeological evidence of Egyptian beekeeping and discusses newly discovered tombs, as well as evidence of manmade hives. Linguists will be fascinated by Kritsky's discussion of the first documented written evidence of the honeybee hieroglyph. And anyone interested in ancient Egypt or ancient cultures in general will be intrigued by Kritsky's treatment of the first documented beekeepers. This book provides a unique social commentary of a community so far removed from modern humans chronologically speaking, and yet so fascinating because of the stunning advances their society made. Beekeeping is the latest evidence of how ahead of their times the Egyptians were, and the ensuing narrative is as captivating as every other aspect of ancient Egyptian culture.
Author : Hilda M. Ransome
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2012-04-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9780486122984
Well-documented study of bees, hives, and beekeepers, along with rare illustrations as they appear in ancient paintings, sculpture, on coins, jewelry, and Mayan glyphs.
Author : Eva Crane
Publisher : Bloomsbury Academic
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : MINN:31951000053986W
Author : Gene Kritsky
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780199361380
According to Egyptian mythology, when the god Re cried, his tears turned into bees upon touching the ground. Beyond the realm of myth, the honey bee is a surprisingly common and significant motif in Egyptian history, playing a role in the mythology, medicine, art, and food of the ancient culture. In this book, entomologist Gene Kritsky presents the first full-length discussion of the ways in which bees were a part of life in ancient Egypt, shedding light on one of the many mysteries of the ancient world. Kritsky delves into ancient Egypt's complex society, revealing that bees had a significant presence in everything from death rituals to trade. In fact, beekeeping was a state-controlled industry, and in certain instances honey could even be used to pay taxes! Honey was used both to sweeten foods and treat cuts, and was sometimes used as a tribute or offering. From the presence of bees in paintings and hieroglyphs in tombs to the use of beeswax in a variety of products, bees had a significant presence in ancient Egyptian culture.
Author : Henry Malcolm Fraser
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1958
Category : Bee culture
ISBN : CORNELL:31924003184862
Author : Eva Crane
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 720 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1999-10-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136746697
First published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author : Gene Kritsky
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2010-02-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780199742387
Beekeeping is a sixteen-billion-dollar-a-year business. But the invaluable honey bee now faces severe threats from diseases, mites, pesticides, and overwork, not to mention the mysterious Colony Collapse Disorder, which causes seemingly healthy bees to abandon their hives en masse, never to return. In The Quest for the Perfect Hive, entomologist Gene Kritsky offers a concise, beautifully illustrated history of beekeeping, tracing the evolution of hive design from ancient Egypt to the present. Not simply a descriptive account, the book suggests that beekeeping's long history may in fact contain clues to help beekeepers fight the decline in honey bee numbers. Kritsky guides us through the progression from early mud-based horizontal hives to the ascent of the simple straw skep (the inverted basket which has been in use for over 1,500 years), from hive design's Golden Age in Victorian England up through the present. He discusses what worked, what did not, and what we have forgotten about past hives that might help counter the menace to beekeeping today. Indeed, while we have sequenced the honey bee genome and advanced our knowledge of the insects themselves, we still keep our bees in hives that have changed little during the past century. If beekeeping is to survive, Kritsky argues, we must start inventing again. We must find the perfect hive for our times. For thousands of years, the honey bee has been a vital part of human culture. The Quest for the Perfect Hive not only offers a colorful account of this long history, but also provides a guide for ensuring its continuation into the future.
Author : David Wallace-Hare
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2022-02-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781789699944
17 papers take a holistic view of beekeeping archaeology (including honey, wax, associated products, hive construction, and trade) in one large interconnected geographic region, the Mediterranean, central Europe, and the Atlantic Façade. The book serves as a handbook for current and future researchers considering the archaeology of beekeeping.
Author : Iwer Thor Lorenzen
Publisher : Temple Lodge Publishing
Page : 78 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2020-12-16
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781912230570
In an extraordinary exposition, Lorenzen – an expert beekeeper and student of contemporary spiritual science – describes the ‘Logos mysteries’, based at the ancient temple of Artemis in Ephesus, where priestesses were known as ‘Melissas’ (‘honeybees’) and the sacrificial priests were called ‘Essenes’ (or ‘bee-kings’). These cultic mysteries, he says, bore remarkable parallels to the workings of a bee colony – specifically in the relationship between the queen and worker bees to the spiritual ‘group-soul’ of the bees. Lorenzen commences his unique study with a discussion of flowers and insects, exploring their common origins. He then describes the beginnings of the honeybee, its connection with the fig wasp, and the subsequent controlled transformation of the latter that took place in pre-historic mystery-centres. Breeding the honeybee from the fig wasp – a sacred deed performed at consecrated sanctuaries – was part of the ‘Fig-tree mysteries’. The initiates behind this task developed the ability to commune with the bees’ group-soul and to work consciously on the mutual development of the hive and humanity. This concise but rich work features an illuminating foreword by Heidi Herrmann of the Natural Beekeeping Trust as well as a lucid introduction by translator Paul King that explains the anthroposophical concepts employed by Lorenzen in his text.
Author : Eva Crane
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 714 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN : 0415924677
But perhaps bees' greatest benefit has been their pollination of crops."--BOOK JACKET.
Author : Tammy Horn
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2006-04-21
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780813137728
“Integrates history, technology, sociology, economics, and politics with this remarkable insect serving as the unifying concept” (Buffalo News). The tiny, industrious honey bee has become part of popular imagination—reflected in our art, our advertising, even our language itself with such terms as queen bee and busy as a bee. Honey bees—and the values associated with them—have influenced American culture for four centuries. Bees and beekeepers have represented order and stability throughout the changes, challenges, and expansions of a highly diverse country. Bees in America is an enlightening cultural history of bees and beekeeping in the United States. Tammy Horn, herself a beekeeper, offers a social and technological history from the colonial period, when the British first brought bees to the New World, to the present, when bees are being trained by the American military to detect bombs. Horn shows how the honey bee was one of the first symbols of colonization and how bees’ societal structures shaped our ideals about work, family, community, and leisure. This book is both a fascinating read and an “excellent example of the effects agriculture has on history” (Booklist). “A wealth of worthy material.” —Publishers Weekly
Author : James A. Kelhoffer
Publisher : Mohr Siebeck
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 3161484606
James A. Kelhoffer offers a comprehensive analysis of Mark 1:6c par. Matt 3:4c in its socio-historical context, the Synoptic gospels and subsequent Christian interpretation. The first chapter surveys various anecdotes about John's food in the Synoptic gospels and notes that there has never been a consensus in scholarship concerning John's locusts and wild honey. Chapters 2 and 3 address locusts as human food and assorted kinds of wild honey in antiquity. Chapter 4 considers the different meanings of this diet for the historical Baptist, Mark, and Matthew. Contemporary anthropological and nutritional data shed new light on John's experience as a locust gatherer and assess whether these foods could have actually sustained him in the wilderness. The last chapter demonstrates that the most prevalent interpretation of the Baptist's diet, from the third through the sixteenth centuries, hails John's simple wilderness provisions as a model for believers to emulate.
Author : Dueep Jyot Singh,John Davidson
Publisher : Mendon Cottage Books
Page : 69 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2016-06-29
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781310375309
Table of Contents The Ancient Tradition of Beekeeping Table of Contents Introduction History of Beekeeping Getting the Beehives Placing the Hives A Traditional Natural Hive Top Bar Hive Movable Frame Hives Fixed Honeycomb Beekeeping Equipment Smoker Protective Clothing Hive tool The Life of a Honeybee Bee stings Beekeeping in Your Backyard The Mating Flight A Drone’s Life Impulse to Swarm Artificial Raising of Queens Conclusion Harvesting Time Indigenous Peoples Tips for Attracting Bees Author Bio Publisher Introduction When I tell you offhand to give me your immediate response the moment you hear the word Honeybee, your response is going to be “honey," about 99.9% of the time. And then after that, you are going to say “beeswax.” But the product of a beehive is not restricted to just these two items. It also has royal jelly, pollen, and propolis. All of these products have traditionally been in use by mankind for the propagation of good health, beauty, and products in use around the house and as a health food for millenniums, going back to prehistoric times. So this book is going to tell you all about how you are going to be introduced to bees, and if you are enterprising enough to keep them in your backyard, you are soon going to be called an apiarist, keeping a number of your hives in your apiary.
Author : Cliff Van Eaton
Publisher : Exisle Publishing
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2015-03-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781775591634
New Zealand's manuka honey is known around the world. It fetches extremely high prices, and beekeepers do everything in their power to produce as much of it as they can. Wound dressings containing manuka honey are used in leading hospitals, and it has saved the lives of patients infected with disease-causing bacteria that are resistant to standard antibiotic drugs. In so doing, it has forced the medical profession to re-think its position on the therapeutic properties of natural products. This book chronicles the remarkable 'rags-to-riches' story of manuka honey, as seen through the eyes of a beekeeping specialist who watched it unfold from the very beginning. It's a great science tale of an unassuming university lecturer and his hardworking lab assistant who found something totally unexpected in a product everyone had written off. And it's an entertaining account of the way that simple discovery magically caught the international media's attention, helping some enterprising New Zealanders with a love of bees to develop manuka honey-based products and take them to the rest of the world. The book describes the remarkable antibacterial and therapeutic properties of manuka and the range of uses it has.