3,000 years of beekeeping

[Stromnessbees]

New research suggests that 3,000 years ago bees were not only kept in apiaries, but also transported:

http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2010/06/04/1003265107

Bees must have been a very highly rated asset in those days.

Doris

[gavin]

That's a fascinating abstract!

[Jimbo]

Hi Doris,

I also saw this article in the Metro on the way to work. Not that the Metro is an academic publication!

Jimbo