Beekeeping showing beekeepers preparing to take a swarm. At bottom of tree are straw beehives (skeps) used in the apiary. From 18th century edition of Virgil 'Georgics' which followed the agricultural traditions set down by Virgil in Roman times. Copperplate engraving.
Beekeeping showing beekeepers preparing to take a swarm. At bottom of tree are straw beehives (skeps) used in the apiary. From 18th century edition of Virgil 'Georgics' which followed the agricultural traditions set down by Virgil in Roman times. Copperplate engraving.
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