LAHI001
Dated at 6000 BC,
this painting
of the Cueva de la Arana
(spider cave) in Valencia,
Spain, illustrates
the importance
for hunter-gatherers.
LAHI002
The traditional apiary
is located in the garden
on the Blumenstein farm
in Alsace.
LAHI003
The spider cave in Spain. Cueva de la Arana (spider cave) in Valencia, Spain,
LAHI004
An old covered apiary still remains on this farm in the village of Montbarrey in the Jura.
LAHI005
Books and old engravings
at the Société Centrale
d’Apiculture library in Paris.
LAHI006
An old painted hive
in Haute-Savoie.
LAHI007
An old painted hive
in Haute-Savoie.
LAHI008
A beekeeper prepares a shallow frame with foundation. At his side one can see a block of wax.
LAHI009
Preparation of a hive using slender strips of young oak as a framework.
The basket is then woven with flexible viburnum and covered with cow dung, and then an outer coat of hand-braided rye straw is added.
LAHI010
Donkeys used to be used for the transhumance.
Pascaline, beekeeper and donkey herder in Bourdeaux, Drome, France, has used a few beehives to reconstruct a scene inspired by the history of Provence.
LAHI011
Donkeys used to be used for the transhumance.
Pascaline, beekeeper and donkey herder in Bourdeaux, Drome, France, has used a few beehives to reconstruct a scene inspired by the history of Provence.
LAHI012
Donkeys used to be used for the transhumance.
Pascaline, beekeeper and donkey herder in Bourdeaux, Drome, France, has used a few beehives to reconstruct a scene inspired by the history of Provence.
LAHI013
In the Basque Country, this farmer, who is nearing retirement, still owns a few straw hives.
LAHI014
In the Basque Country, this farmer, who is nearing retirement, still owns a few straw hives.
LAHI015
A hollow log hive of the Cevennes reveals the details of circular comb architecture.
Honey has already been harvested from this hive, on the left, honey-loaded combs have been cut with a curved blade. The hollow log hive is covered with a stone shingle, a major improvement from the straw hive has it allows to harvest part of the honey without destroying the colony.
LAHI016
These ancient sedentary beehives called "bruscs", are dug out in chestnut trees and covered in slate slabs. This type of hives was used until World War II.
LAHI017
These ancient sedentary beehives called "bruscs", are dug out in chestnut trees and covered in slate slabs. This type of hives was used until World War II.
LAHI018
At the Triors Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Triors, Drome, France), Friar Claude keeps an apiary of forty hives to produce the abbey's honey.
For centuries, abbeys and monks were important honey and wax producers.
LAHI019
At the Triors Abbey
(Abbaye Notre-Dame
de Triors, Drome, France),
Friar Claude keeps
an apiary of forty hives to
produce the abbey's honey.
For centuries,
abbeys and monks
were important honey
and wax producers.
LAHI020
At the Triors Abbey
(Abbaye Notre-Dame
de Triors, Drome, France),
Friar Claude keeps
an apiary of forty hives to
produce the abbey's honey.
For centuries,
abbeys and monks
were important honey
and wax producers.
LAHI021
At the Triors Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Triors, Drome, France), Friar Claude keeps an apiary of forty hives to produce the abbey's honey.
For centuries, abbeys and monks were important honey and wax producers.
LAHI022
At the Triors Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Triors, Drome, France), Friar Claude keeps an apiary of forty hives to produce the abbey's honey.
For centuries, abbeys and monks were important honey and wax producers.
LAHI024
At the Triors Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Triors, Drome, France), Friar Claude keeps an apiary of forty hives to produce the abbey's honey.
For centuries, abbeys and monks were important honey and wax producers.
LAHI025
At the Triors Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Triors, Drome, France), Friar Claude keeps an apiary of forty hives to produce the abbey's honey.
For centuries, abbeys and monks were important honey and wax producers.
LAHI026
At the Triors Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Triors, Drome, France), Friar Claude keeps an apiary of forty hives to produce the abbey's honey.
For centuries, abbeys and monks were important honey and wax producers.
LAHI027
At the Triors Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Triors, Drome, France), Friar Claude keeps an apiary of forty hives to produce the abbey's honey.
For centuries, abbeys and monks were important honey and wax producers.