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 14, 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.   III/VII   First beehive:   collection of fully-laden honeycombs…. Першая калода: збор поўных сотаў…      … Continue reading Photos of the Day for December 14, 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 11, 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 (Жыткавіцкі раён) 2018 г.   II/II    … Continue reading Photos of the Day for December 11, 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

Photos of the Day for December 8, 2018

Autumn in Slutsk District of central Belarus:  Vasil’kova 2018. Восень на Случчыне: Васількова 2018 г.       Vasil’kova from the Slutsk-Staryja Darohi road. Васількова з дарогі Слуцк-Старыя Дарогі.           Oak leaves and filaments of spider webs. Дубовае лісьце з ніткамі павуціньняў.  

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.