Aristotle and the Honey Bee
Seems Aristotle lived from 384-322 B.C., and he is pretty much considered to be one of the greatest thinkers of the ancient world. He had a the cool job of educating the son of Philip, King of Macedon the famous Alexander. Aristotle maintained a very close relationship with Alexander the Great and was in position to study much of what existed in Alexander’s Greek empire, along with the art of beekeeping. A collection of his writings on the subject can be found at http://www.beeclass.com/DTS/aristotle_on_bees.htm One interesting observation mentioned in Aristotle's writing is the use of Thyme: ...there is another disease, which is like a wildness in the bees, and causes a strong smell in the hives. The bees should be fed on thyme, the white sort is better than the red. They suffer the most when they work with materials affected with the rust.
Aristotle's remarks on drones is interesting. I wonder if they teach this at business school today?: The drone is another sor