Пасека
The place
Пасека ("Apiary") in Krasnodar Krai, Sochi/Adler area (North Caucasus, Black Sea coast, Russia), at 474 m elevation, North Caucasus foothills. Continuous cluster Russian Caucasus (batches 250-390). Traditional Caucasus honey apiary (iconic Abkhazian-Caucasian honey, historic apiculture + Sochi 400,000 inhabitants, iconic 22nd Winter Olympic Games 2014, Aibga/Rosa Khutor + Krasnaya Polyana mountain + Bolshoy Fisht 2867 m, iconic summit + Circassian Adyghe heritage (northwest Caucasian people, 700,000 Adyghe, Kabardin, Cherkess, Circassian language + Muhajir genocide 1864, Russian Empire, 90% of the population exiled to the Ottomans, 1.5 M victims, present-day Turkey, 3 M diaspora + Kavkazsky Zapovednik heritage 1924, UNESCO 1999 Western Caucasus, 3000 km², European bison Bison bison bonasus, Kavkazsky, reintroduced 1946-1990, 100 individuals).
The setting
Krasnodar Sochi/Adler North Caucasus Black Sea coast Russia 474 m North Caucasus foothills, continuous cluster batches 250-390, apiary Caucasus honey apiculture Abkhazian-Caucasian iconic + Sochi 400,000 Winter Olympics 2014 Aibga/Rosa Khutor + Krasnaya Polyana + Bolshoy Fisht 2867 m, Circassian Adyghe NW 700,000 Circassian language + Muhajir genocide 1864 Russian Empire 90% exiled to Ottomans 1.5 M + Kavkazsky Zapovednik 1924 UNESCO 1999 Western Caucasus 3000 km² European bison Bison bison bonasus reintroduced 1946-1990 100 ind.
