Journey to the sweet world of beekeeping: historical development, honey harvesting and overview of bee products
Journal: DergiPark (Istanbul University)
Year: 2023

Beekeeping started in ancient times when the first humans naturally killed the swarms nesting in tree and stone hollows and utilized their honey. Beekeeping, which was practiced with primitive methods until a few years ago, has developed up to today&#039;s modern beekeeping in the light of scientific discoveries and developments. There are approximately 56 million beehives worldwide and 1.2 million tons of honey is produced from these hives. For this reason, honey is seen as a foodstuff that the