History of beekeeping in Yemen

Honeybees appeared on earth long before human beings. Bees started life in mountains and forests, where they built their hives in caves and the hollow trunks of trees. Bee colonies attracted the attention of early man looking for food in mountains and forests—the honeybee has long been familiar to human beings. Prehistoric rock art in Spain dating back to the 7th millennium B.C. showed ancient man taking honey from bees. Egyptian inscriptions going as far back as the 4th millennium B.C attest...