The Museum of Apiculture is located in the Baroque manor house in the old part of Radovljica. It displays the rich tradition of Slovenian apiculture or beekeeping which was an important branch of agriculture in the 18th and 19th centuries. the technical section of the museum shows the most typical habitats of bees and apicultural tools, the biological room highlightes the life and work of the autochthonous bee kranjska sivka (apis mellifera carnica), the art exhibition features a unique Slovenian folk art, painted beehive front boards. A copy of the apiary of the famous beekeeper Anton Janša (1734-73) has been installed in nearby Breznica.
Take a VIRTUAL TOUR of the museum.
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