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The ancient Roman province of Pannonia, which consisted of Hungary, Austria, Slavonia, Styria, Croatia, Bosnia, etc., was an-other veritable honey-land. The prevalence of bees along the Danube is verified by the statement of Herodotus (484 B.C.) who remarked that at certain intersections it was impossible to cross the river on account of bees. The Turks used beehives to thwart hostile crossings of the Danube. Hungary always was and still is an Eldorado of bees. Priscus, who in 448 A.D. traversed Hungary with the Greek emissaries sent to King Attila, reported that he was liberally provided there with mead. Historical records show that the population of Hungary had to supply the monasteries with honey and wax. The blind king, Bela II (1138 A.D.), donated sixty beekeepers to an Abbey to attend the hives. One Palatinate produced as much as ten thou-sand barrels of mead. The redolent acacia honey of Hungary has always been considered one of the finest in the world. |
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