Ancient Egyptian Beekeeping

In a scene from the noble Pasaba’s tomb in West Thebes, a beekeeper pours honey into a mud container. Egyptians also kept bees in pots like this, a labor-intensive method still used there today.

Late Period, 26th Dynasty, ca. 664-525 BC. Detail of a painting on pillar of the hypaethral court, from the Tomb of Pabasa ((TT279), El-Assasif, West Thebes.