Sorry about going on on this again, but it seems to me that the
most obvious reference on the history of beekeeping is:
Crane E. 1983. The Archaeology of beekeeping. London: Duckworth
She suggests that the earliest evidence for beekeeping comes from
the 3rd millennium in Egypt.
Umberto
Umberto Albarella
Department of Ancient History and Archaeology
University of Birmingham
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