Evidence on Welsh Beekeeping in the Past
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5970623 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Eva Crane, Penelope Walker (0000-0001-9648-3999) |
| Year | 1984 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 21-48 |
| Publication date | 1984-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Folk Life (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0430-8778 • E-ISSN: 1759-670X |
| Publisher | Maney Publishing (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1179/flk.1984.23.1.21 |
| OpenAlex | W2062107576 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 5 |
1. CRITERIA FOR THE ACCEPTABILITY OF EVIDENCE: The existence of beekeeping in a region is often adduced from writings which show that the people were acquainted with bees, and with the honey and beeswax harvested from them. Grave goods suggesting the presence of honey or mead have been similarly interpreted. But this is not sufficient evidence that bees were kept in hives: man obtained honey by raiding wild nests of bees in hollow trees and rocks from very early times (Crane, 1975, 1983), and it is likely that, in any culture where honeybees existed, people experienced the sweetness of honey from wild nests long before they kept bees in hives
Apiary · Archaeology · Beekeeping · Beeswax · Biology · Botany · Geography · Honey Bees · Welsh · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Plant and animal studies
| Citations per year | 0.1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1987 - 2025 (39) |
| Highly cited | No |