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On This Day

Cyprus
Monday, 16 October 1989 (5/1989)

Commemorative Issue: Bee-keping in Cyprus

Female bee-workers looking after the newly born little lavraeFemale bee-worker in her effort to collect pollen from a rock-rose flowerFemale worker bee in her effort to collect nectar from the lemon flowerQueen surrounded by the bee-maids

Although apiculture was known in Cyprus since ancient times, as Virgil says "The Gods of antiquity were fed with the honey of the wonderful bees of the Cypriot Olympus" it remained stagnant for many centuries. However, in recent years apiculture greatly developed in the island technologically and exploitation wise.

In Cyprus we have an excellent kind of bee called the "Cyprian bee" especially characterized for its great production of honey, its activity and ability to resist dry and hot weather conditions.

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20 February 2018:  Hi all. It's been some time since I last updated the site. But thanks to a friend of philatelism.com, it seems that updates will be coming, primarily the missing Cyprus issues. So thank you for your patience. I hope you enjoy the new additions.
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