Bees and beekeeping
Bees are invaluable to our ecosystem, and have been kept by humans for tens of thousands of years. Explore the world of bees and beekeeping with these images from Europeana.
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Rij bijenkasten en een korf. Bijenstand van imker P. Balk
A grey monkey in a red waistcoat sits staring at a bee which it holds in it's fingers. There are some white petals (?) on the floor around the monkey. Monkeys can often symbolise ensuring a good harvest and promoting fertility. signature and stamp low…
Multimedia; female
Imker Cornelissen.
Bičių kopinėjimas. Kairėje stovi Elena Vasiliauskaitė-Žitkevičienė, dešinėje, priekyje, sėdi Juozo Žitkevičiaus žmona Izabelė Samaitė-Žitkevičienė. Nuotrauka dedikuota Elenos Žitkevičienės sūnui ir Juozo Žitkevičiaus broliui Jonui Žitkui į Traupį, kur jis…
Originele kleurenfoto.; Erfgoed Balen organiseert een grote ambachtenmarkt, Imker
Photomacrograph of a worker honey bee (unknown species). The bee has a hairy thorax covered in pollen grains, a segmented abdomen, a pair of double wings and three pairs of segmented legs. One of two compound eyes (for accurate perception of movement), tw…
Scanning electron micrograph of a honey bee showing a close up view on the large compound eye and antenna extending out from the center of its head.
False colour scanning electron micrograph of the head of a honeybee showing the eyes, antennae and mouthparts. The honeybee has two large compound eyes on the side of its head made up of thousands of light sensitive cells that detect light, colour and mov…
De sater Aristaeus is bezig bijenkorven op te ruimen. Hij was een imker. Op de achtergrond een hele rij met bijenkorven en bijen die af en aan vliegen.
De imker staand bij zijn bijenkorven, slaat met een stok op een soort pan. Op verso tekst in het Frans en Duits.
Vindplaats: Beeckestein, Velsen-Zuid, Velsen; Wandtegel; blauw op wit; imker met bijenkorf in cirkel: hoekmoetief: meanders
Ett bi sitter på en blomma, sommaren 1953.
Detaljstudie av en krokus med ett bi som samlar pollen.
Blegen Library Archives; Beehives at, Written on back
Bonnet veil of net and lace, veil made in France, straw decoration probably made in Switzerland, 1860s. Small, semi-circular veil of black machine net with an added, open-work machine lace border. Along the straight upper edge is an added edging to take a…
Imker Adr. Schellekens neemt een kijkje in de korven.
Scanning electron micrograph showing the underside of a honeybee. Honey bees have a hairy thorax and segmented abdomen, they also have three pairs of segmented legs, all of which have specialised structures for the collection or removal of pollen.
Tusch inscription on the drawing: “Nature’s own sweetener.” Drawing for the reader’s letter by Aabye, Karen (1904-1982) journalist and author.
A brief overview of beekeeping for beginners.