Photos of the Day for December 22, 2018

Granny Prosja (born January 1918) making whisk brooms in the autumn light.  Tsjerablichy 2018. Бабуля Прося (нар. у студзені 1918 г.) венікі вязе ў восеньскім сьвятле.  Цераблічы 2018 г.        

Photos of the Day for December 21, 2018

Along the River S’ts’viha in the Merlin homestead area 2018. Уздоўж ракі Сьцьвіга на Мэрлінскіх хутарах 2018 г.             Oak tree by the River S’ts’viha. Дуб ля р. Сьцьвіга.               Birch tree growing out of oak stump. Бяроза, якая расьце з дубовага пні.  … Continue reading Photos of the Day for December 21, 2018

Photos of the Day for December 19, 2018

Merlin homesteads, basin of the River S’ts’viha in the Pripet Marshes south of Tsjerablichy and Azdamichy. Owing to the wilderness and difficult-to-penetrate nature of the marshes in the S’ts’viha basin, people did not homestead the Merlin area until the turn of the 20th century.  According to Belarusian linguist, politician and civic activist Vintsuk Vjachorka (Вінцук… Continue reading Photos of the Day for December 19, 2018

Photos of the Day for December 18, 2018

Traditional beekeeping in Polesia (Pripet Marshes):  autumn inspection of tree hives (kalody) and collection of honey.  Tsjerablichy woods 2018. Традыцыйнае палескае бортніцтва: восеньскі агляд калодаў і збор мёду.  Урочышчы “Бараноў Рог“ і “Кошеўское Подрадоўне“ пад Цераблічамі 2018 г.   VII/VII   Fifth beehive. Пятая калода (“Бараноў Рог“).               Removal… Continue reading Photos of the Day for December 18, 2018

Photos of the Day for December 16, 2018

Traditional beekeeping in Polesia (Pripet Marshes):  autumn inspection of tree hives (kalody) and collection of honey.  Tsjerablichy woods 2018. Традыцыйнае палескае бортніцтва: восеньскі агляд калодаў і збор мёду.  Урочышчы “Бараноў Рог“ і “Кошеўское Подрадоўне“ пад Цераблічамі 2018 г.   V/VII   Second beehive, which was empty. Другая (пустая) калода (“Кошеўское Подрадоўне“).         … Continue reading Photos of the Day for December 16, 2018

Photos of the Day for December 15, 2018

Traditional beekeeping in Polesia (Pripet Marshes):  autumn inspection of tree hives (kalody) and collection of honey.  Tsjerablichy woods 2018. Традыцыйнае палескае бортніцтва: восеньскі агляд калодаў і збор мёду.  Урочышчы “Бараноў Рог“ і “Кошеўское Подрадоўне“ пад Цераблічамі 2018 г.   IV/VII   First beehive:  smoking the honeycombs to remove the bees. Першая калода: акурваньне пчол, каб… Continue reading Photos of the Day for December 15, 2018

Photos of the Day for December 13, 2018

Traditional beekeeping in Polesia (Pripet Marshes):  autumn inspection of tree hives (kalody) and collection of honey.  Tsjerablichy woods 2018. Традыцыйнае палескае бортніцтва: восеньскі агляд калодаў і збор мёду.  Урочышчы “Бараноў Рог“ і “Кошеўское Подрадоўне“ пад Цераблічамі 2018 г.   II/VII   First hive. Першая калода (“Бараноў Рог“).         Preparation of the smoker,… Continue reading Photos of the Day for December 13, 2018

Photos of the Day for December 12, 2018

Traditional beekeeping in Polesia (Pripet Marshes):  autumn inspection of tree hives (kalody) and collection of honey.  Tsjerablichy woods 2018. Forest beekeeping is an ancient Polesian tradition.  Beekeepers in Polesia use three types of hives for forest honey cultivation.  The most traditional beekeeping uses tree hollows (bortsi – борці).  More common are the use of hollowed-out… Continue reading Photos of the Day for December 12, 2018

Photos of the Day for December 10, 2018

Oak grove, Borki (Zhytkavichy District) 2018. A beautiful open grove on the old flood plain of the Pripet (Prypjats’) River.  Much of the grove remains intact today, although regional authorities scandalously cut down half-a-dozen or more oaks on the edge of the grove in 2012. Дуброўка, Боркі (Жыткавтцкі раён) 2018 г.   I/II    … Continue reading Photos of the Day for December 10, 2018

Photo of the Day for December 7, 2018

Sermon at the end of the service, patronal feast of the Holy Trinity, Orthodox church of the Holy Trinity, Azdamichy 2018. Праповедзь, прастольнае сьвята Сьвятой Тройцы, царква Сьвятой Тройцы, Аздамічы 2018 г.