The document discusses the history and development of beehives throughout different cultures and time periods. Some of the earliest beehives date back 3000 years to ancient Egypt and were hollow structures similar to pipes with openings for bees to enter and exit. Traditional Ethiopian beehives are woven baskets placed high in trees, while Polish log hives from later years had a vertical design with front entrance holes. The document also briefly mentions early humans first obtaining honey from wild bee nests in trees and rocks as depicted in 15,000 year old cave paintings.

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5. The native beehive
• In the wild ,bees make nests in hollows in trees or rocks.
• The first record of humans hunting for honey is in rock
paintings found in Europe and Asia.these paintings are
about 15000 years old.
• At first, people ate honey when they found bee' nests
• Looking after bees' nests began when people settled down
to farm animals and grow crops.
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6. Ancient Egyptian beehives

7. • The oldest beehives ever discovered are 3000 years
old.
• They we're found in an ancient a city is israel.
• These hives were hollow' like the Egyptian pipes.they
had a hole at the end for the bees to come out and in.
• At the other end their was lid that the beekeepers
could remove to reach the honeycomb.
• The hives were found in rows in a room that could
have hold up to 200 hives. A bee hive that contains
many hives are called Apiary.

8. TRADITIONAL ETHIOPIAN
BEEHIVES
Many cultures weave basket beehives because they are cheap and easy
to make. Traditional long hives in Ethiopia are placed high up in trees.
They are hollow with an open for the bees to open end for the enter.
The hive has to be dirtied to remove the honeycomb.

9. Log beehives from poland
• These log hives have
vertical rather than
horizontal.
• The bees went in and out
through the holes in the
front.
• The lid was typed at the top
of the beehives and the
beekeepers are doing their
jobs.

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12. Bees attacking the little girl

13. Bees attacking the little girl

14. Bees attacking the little girl