Hives around the region on World Bee Day - in pictures

  • Tunisian beekeeper Elias Chebbi holds a honeycomb in one hand and a locally-made SmartBee device in the other in Testour in the Beja province. AFP
    Tunisian beekeeper Elias Chebbi holds a honeycomb in one hand and a locally-made SmartBee device in the other in Testour in the Beja province. AFP
  • The device remotely monitors activity inside his hives. AFP
    The device remotely monitors activity inside his hives. AFP
  • A Syrian beekeeper filters honey before packaging it for sale at a workshop in the town of Binnish in the rebel-held province of Idlib. AFP
    A Syrian beekeeper filters honey before packaging it for sale at a workshop in the town of Binnish in the rebel-held province of Idlib. AFP
  • Syria's apiculture has been affected by the 10-year conflict in the country. AFP
    Syria's apiculture has been affected by the 10-year conflict in the country. AFP
  • Two Syrian beekeepers pick honey from their hives in the rebel-held province of Idlib. AFP
    Two Syrian beekeepers pick honey from their hives in the rebel-held province of Idlib. AFP
  • Syria's apiculture has also been affected by climate change, which has increased drought and wildfires worldwide. AFP
    Syria's apiculture has also been affected by climate change, which has increased drought and wildfires worldwide. AFP
  • A Syrian beekeeper sorts honey. AFP
    A Syrian beekeeper sorts honey. AFP
  • Bees populate high-tech hives in Israel's Kibbutz Bet Haemek.
    Bees populate high-tech hives in Israel's Kibbutz Bet Haemek.
  • Part of the Beehome project, the hives are decked out with artificial intelligence systems. AFP
    Part of the Beehome project, the hives are decked out with artificial intelligence systems. AFP
  • Palestinian beekeepers remove bees at a farm in the central Gaza Strip. Reuters
    Palestinian beekeepers remove bees at a farm in the central Gaza Strip. Reuters
  • Bees gather on a Palestinian beekeeper in the Gaza Strip. Reuters
    Bees gather on a Palestinian beekeeper in the Gaza Strip. Reuters

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