Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Life is sweet for beekeepers in Greece, but for how long? (via AFP)

The rosemary season has ended, but sage is in full bloom. In the fragrant hills of the Peloponnese in southern Greece, after a few sharp turns along a path, Nikos Reppas' old car arrives at bee heaven: a field full of violet hyacinths, close to the prehistoric ruins of Mycenae. Since antiquity, when…