Tag: wetlands

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 September 28, 2016

Tenth annual Sporauski scything competition, Vysokaje (Sporauski Wetlands Preserve) 2016. Who is not mesmerized by the seemingly effortless movements of a good scyther and the rhythmic shik, shik, shik as the blade slices through the grass?  As gasoline-powered cutters have lamentably taken over the work in much of Belarus as in so many other countries,… Continue reading Photos of the Day for September 28, 2016