Beekeeping in Gaza - in pictures

  • Bees swarm over a hive at an apiary in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip. All photos by AFP
    Bees swarm over a hive at an apiary in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip. All photos by AFP
  • A Palestinian worker removes frames from beehives to collect honeybee combs during the harvest at an apiary in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.
    A Palestinian worker removes frames from beehives to collect honeybee combs during the harvest at an apiary in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.
  • Palestinian beekeepers collecting honey from beehives in Khan Yunis.
    Palestinian beekeepers collecting honey from beehives in Khan Yunis.
  • A Palestinian boy works at his father's apiary in the village of Doura, west of Hebron, in the occupied West Bank.
    A Palestinian boy works at his father's apiary in the village of Doura, west of Hebron, in the occupied West Bank.
  • Palestinian beekeeper Heba Abu Sabha, 26, inspects a frame from a beehive at her bee farm in the village of Khuzaa in Khan Yunis.
    Palestinian beekeeper Heba Abu Sabha, 26, inspects a frame from a beehive at her bee farm in the village of Khuzaa in Khan Yunis.
  • Beekeepers collecting honey at an apiary during harvest season in Khan Yunis.
    Beekeepers collecting honey at an apiary during harvest season in Khan Yunis.