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Bee trail
The bee trail is movement, belief and a network of the like-minded.
THE HERITAGE OF BEEKEEPING
Beekeeping in Ljubljana is prehistoric. Medno village derives its name from the word 'honey'. The City Savings Bank's sign features a bee and hive. A honey market was held on Congress Square a century ago. Architect Jože Plečnik had a beehive in his garden.
URBAN BEEKEEPING
Beehives are found in various locations in urban Ljubljana – at Cankarjev dom, near Ljubljana Pharmacy's HQ, at BTC City and on the roof of the Spanish Fighters' Cultural Centre. Urban beekeepers come together in the Society of Urban Beekeepers.
LJUBLJANA HONEY
The title of 'Ljubljana' can be given to honey produced within the boundaries of the City of Ljubljana, and is flower, chestnut or forest (pastures available to bees in Ljubljana), the producer has the SHPGI certificate – Slovenian Honey with Protected Geographic Indication.
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IMPORTANCE OF THE TRAIL
The trail and its innovative approach have great potential for tourism, enable activites to raise recognition of local providers and products in the beekeeping field and introduces Ljubljana honey as a recogniseable and distinct product.
NUMBER OF BEEHIVES ON ROOFS AND IN DOWNTOWN LJUBLJANA |
|
|---|---|
| CANKARJEV DOM | 8 |
| PLEČNIKOVA HIŠA (PLEČNIK'S HOUSE) | 5 |
| ŠPANSKI BORCI (SPANISH FIGHTERS ) | 4 |
| LEKARNE LJUBLJANA (LJUBLJANA PHARMACY ) | 18 |
DID YOU KNOW?
Ljubljana is increasingly aware of the importance of beekeeping and bees. In recent years, ever more public spaces have been planted with pollen plants. It is known that bees are dying and in serious decline.
As many as
3%
of all Slovene beekeepers are in Ljubljana.
As many as
5
beekeeping societies are at work in Ljubljana.
Up to
500
hives in a big apiary.
Up to
20
KG of honey produced by a hive in a good year.
In
1919
the first beekeeping society was founded in Ljubljana.
Up to
40,000
bees in one bee hive.
As many as
300
beekepers in and around Ljubljana.
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