Mobile beekeeping
Element in the Register of the intangible cultural heritage:
Date of inscription:
09/07/2019
Below you can find a short description of an element listed in the Slovene Register of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
Domain:
Mobile beekeeping involves transporting bees and hives to make best use of available forage. It requires a knowledge of beekeeping and transporting bees, of plants suitable for honey production and of the relevant legislation; it also demands that the beekeeper carefully monitors weather conditions.
The bearer of the element of the intangible cultural heritage is The Slovenian Beekeepers' Association.
Nomination Beekeeping in Slovenia, a way of life, was on the 1. December 2022 listed on the UNESCO Representative List of intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
