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Creative Beekeeping:Ideas from Eastern Europe
John [email protected]
Beekeeping Ukraine Moldova Romania ideas observation hives art bees history gadgets mobile apiary apiaries hive
All photographs copyright John Caldeira 2007 except where noted. Use with written permission only.
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Ukraine has a rich beekeeping history
Source: Ukrainian Postal service
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Ukraine, 1800�s
Source: Beehives (Ukrainian book), б.л. Іоднарчук, 1998
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Ukraine, 1800�s
Source: Beehives (Ukrainian book), б.л. Іоднарчук, 1998
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Ukraine, 1800�s
Source: Beehives (Ukrainian book), б.л. Іоднарчук, 1998
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Typical apiary today
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Source: Beehives (Ukrainian book), б.л. Іоднарчук, 1998
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The beekeeper is exposed to fewer bees than with the Langstroth hive
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The �Chest� HiveDisadvantages� More labor� Lower honey production� Safety when medicating bees
Advantages� Less heavy lifting� Bees are less exposed when
working the hive
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Providing water for bees
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Providing water for bees
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A unique watering device
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A frame-top feeder
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Wood Block Feeder / Waterer
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Collecting royal jelly
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Pollen trap (off the hive)
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A shelter for hives
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Inside the shelter
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Hives have an observation wall
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Venom-collecting
device
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Beekeeping college in Bucharest
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Bucharest college
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Inside a mobile apiary
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Painted and decorated hives
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An artistic bee hive
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Hives designed to strengthen colonies in spring
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An apiary entrance sign
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Matching house and hives
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Ukraine�s president and hobby beekeeper,Victor Yushchenko
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The Prokopovych Beekeeping MuseumKyiv, Ukraine
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Bear-resistant hives
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Painted box hives
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In front of the museum buildings
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A Prokopovych-style hive
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Carved store-front honey bear
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Outdoor observation hive
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More whimsy hives
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Historical log hives
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Hives with pheromone-basedqueen excluders
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Bee-themed clothing
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A queen-rearing calendar
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A one-frame extractor
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A wind-up extractor
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Thank YouAnd thanks to the staff of the Prokopovych
Beekeeping Museum in Kyiv, Ukraine, for allowing me to photograph their collection.