Unit 1 Flashcards
(46 cards)
Honey bees as biological study subjects
social convenient interesting beneficial and productive beekeeping
human honey hunting
9-10 thousand years ago
earliest record of beekeeping
Egypt
4-5 thousand years ago
what did egyptians use honey for
natural sweetner, medicine, alcoholic beverage, cosmetics
how did egyptians transport bee colonies
long clay cylinders on boats
where did Babylonians keep bees
pottery hives
How did greeks and romans use bees
honey, wax production, studied them (Aristotle)
how did Aristotle use bees
studied them, thought the queen was a king and recommended honey as remedy for several ailments
bee hives
pottery, wood, wicker, straw, cork, elongates
upside-down wicker baskets became very popular in europe
when was the scientific basis of beekeeping established
16th, 17th, 18th century
Nickel Jacob 1568
queen could be reared by the bees from an egg or a young larva
Luis mendes de torres 1586
large bee was a queen not a king
Charles butler 1609
barrel-shaped individuals were males
Richard Remnant 1637
workers are females
Anton Janscha 1771
queens mate with drones
Apis Mellifera (Ap)
western honey bee
europe, africa, americas
who introduced (Ap) into the americas
european settlers in 17th century
stingless bees
produced less honey and wax
Lorenzo L. Langstroth
father or modern beekeeping
most useful hive design with movable frames with 9 mm passage area between them (bee space)
19th century beekeeping devices
beeswax foundation, honey extractor, queen excluder, smoker
when was the foundation of modern beekeeping established
20th century
europe
20 million hives
>15 kg per colony
china
worlds largest producer and exporter of honey and royal jelly
6 million hives
80 million kg of honey/year
africa
14 million bee hives
traditional type
