| Nobody can say exactly who started beekeeping or | | | | produce honey. Perhaps, one of the most significant |
| when it actually began but one thing, in the world | | | | findings that was ever discovered was the lifecycle of |
| history of beekeeping and honey hunting, is for sure: | | | | bees. From then on, beekeepers and even those who |
| the art of beekeeping has already captured the hearts | | | | are interested to venture into the beekeeping industry |
| of many. Some studies have shown that beeping has | | | | have depended on this knowledge to ensure that they |
| been practiced dating back 700BC. A group of | | | | are safe and they can regain their investment. |
| archeologists discovered cave paintings depicting the | | | | After the glorious rise of the beekeeping industry, the |
| collection of honeybees. They were found in the | | | | next great thing that happened was the development |
| Eastern regions of Spain and Africa. The drawings | | | | of the mobile beehive by the American, Mr. Lorenzo |
| that were found showed pictures of people scraping | | | | Langstroth. It made America very famous in the field |
| out honey off rocks and trees. The painting also | | | | of beekeeping. |
| revealed that the effect smoke has on the collection | | | | The success of the beekeeping Industry did not |
| of honey has long been known. | | | | depend only on the efforts of a few people or the |
| The earliest men who started the practice of | | | | practices of the ancient civilizations, but also in the trust |
| beekeeping used to work with pottery to create | | | | that a lot of people placed in this industry. It is the |
| artificial beehives. They also used other materials in | | | | people who made this success all possible. It is a joint |
| beekeeping such as clay bowls and straw baskets. | | | | effort among beekeepers and their consumers. |
| Beekeeping during this time was quite amazing as the | | | | Besides, who could possibly say that honey isn't good |
| process was to capturing a swarm of bees to make | | | | for them, right? |
| them enter these containers and turn them into | | | | At present, there are more than a hundred thousand |
| makeshift beehives. | | | | beekeepers worldwide and a countless number of |
| Even during these early times, beekeeping was seen | | | | honey lovers all over the world. This only shows the |
| as a good money-making investment. There are a | | | | development of the beekeeping industry. What started |
| good number of ancient civilizations that practiced | | | | as a simply hobby for some has grown into a big |
| keeping bees for money. An example of which are | | | | industry. In fact, most of the beekeepers in the new |
| the Mayan and Roman civilizations. | | | | generation did not learn about beekeeping from their |
| But of course, people did not stop their search for | | | | families. Most of them had to learn beekeeping from |
| valuable information about bees. It was only in the | | | | scratch. But, there is no regret in that, because they |
| 1500's when people decided to seriously study | | | | have not only earned money from it but they have |
| honeybees. There was so much information that | | | | each fulfilled a lifelong dream. |
| people learned about honeybees like how they live and | | | | |