Forest tree beekeeping is an ancient forest-based practice, the initial form of cultural beekeeping. It is based on breeding and keeping forest bees (Baroūka) in artificial hollows (tree-hive). This practice has evolved from honey gathering from a wild bee, when a man accidentally, later intentionally (the hunt for honey) used forest bees for collecting honey.
As an independent forest craft, tree beekeeping passed three stages of development: the protection and care of wild bees ...
Textile traditions of the village of Negliubka and the surrounding villages are a unique phenomenon of Belarusian folk art: for almost half a century, the famous Negliubka towels have been iconic for Belarus. The richness and variety of weaving and embroidery techniques, complex polychrome, and a large ornamental fund are the main features of the element. Weaving uses the brocade (single-thread and double-thread), cross-stitch (cross-stitch “under the canvas”, two-sided and one-sided cross-stitch), selective, slit-tapestry, ...
