A List-Serve Database, dedicated to all genres of Historic Honeybee Literature, including; Bee Management, Persons of Beekeeping, Bee Hunting, Bee Predators, Disputes and Lawsuits, Archeology, Tall Tales, Folklore, Superstitions, Bee Stories and Humor, Bee Poetry and Fables, Remedies, Medicine, Science, Bees in Warfare and various Bee Articles from old newspapers, magazines and books. We have, honeybee history in the archives dating to 300 million B.C. Articles will be posted as they are edited to text files. Please feel free to discuss historical bee interests or comment on any of the articles posted.

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(Image Right) Young woman with swarm, as it appeared in Gleanings in Bee Culture. 1899, Page 938. Beekeeping was popular in the USA during the 19 c and early 20 c. Women at the time were often expected to tend the bees along with the many other household chores. Women were instructed as to the proper beekeeping attire, and the image shows her wearing clothing typically worn by women working in the apiary during the time period. There are several articles about women beekeepers from the 19 c 20 c, and beekeeping women were often quite successful at keeping bees, with apiaries that sometimes grew to over 100 colonies.