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Turjak Bees: Young Beekeepers at Turjak Primary School in the 2024/2025 School Year

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The Turjak Bees beekeeping club at the Turjak Branch School operates under the auspices of the Turjak Beekeeping Society and with the support of the Slovenian Beekeepers’ Association (ČZS). It is a beekeeping club for children where young, curious minds learn about the wonderful world of beekeeping, learn the basics of beekeeping for children, and discover the importance of bees for nature. The club, also known as the Turjak beekeeping club, is led by a mentor who has an exceptional sense for working with children and encourages them to explore and learn. This year, we will upgrade our activities by including apitherapy for children, where children will learn about the beneficial effects of bee products on health.

The children in the club work under the expert guidance of a mentor who lovingly and devotedly brings beekeeping closer to the children and inspires them to care for hives and bees. In doing so, we contribute to the spread of bee education among young people, who are also known as young beekeepers in Slovenia.

We are delighted to announce that the last school year was extremely successful for our club! With great interest from the children and the support of mentors and parents, we have become one of the largest beekeeping clubs in Slovenia, which further motivates us for continued work and the organization of beekeeping competitions.

At the meetings, children learn how to handle hives, identify bee species, and the basics of beekeeping equipment. In addition, they participate in seasonal tasks in the apiary, which allows them direct contact with these indispensable pollinators. They also develop their creativity – making candles from wax, preparing honey products at home, and participating in various exhibitions.

This year, we will once again include apitherapy for children, where they will learn how honey, propolis, and wax can contribute to better well-being and health, and how these natural ingredients are used in everyday life.

Just like last year, we will also organize a beekeeping competition in the 2024/2025 school year, prepared by the Turjak Beekeeping Society. Young beekeepers will have the opportunity to test their knowledge and skills and connect with peers from other places.

Enthusiasm for bee education among young people is growing, which gives us hope that the love for beekeeping and nature will remain a part of their everyday lives in the future.

Thank you to everyone who supports and encourages young beekeepers!

Happy-Earth-Day

Respect Bees and Care for Our Earth – Earth Day

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Today, April 22nd, we celebrate Earth Day, reminding us of the importance of protecting our planet and all its inhabitants. While focusing on various aspects of environmental conservation, one of the key concerns is the existence of bees and other pollinators. These small but incredibly important insects are crucial to our ecosystem and our survival.

Without them, our food supply would suffer. Additionally, bees are indispensable for maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem stability.

However, bees are increasingly threatened by human activities such as pesticide use, habitat loss, and climate change. Therefore, it is crucial that we are aware of their importance and take action to protect them.

What can we do to conserve bees and our Earth?

  1. Planting pollinator-friendly plants: Let’s encourage the planting of flowering plants rich in food for bees, such as lavender, daisies, sunflowers, and various herbs. This helps maintain their food sources and habitats.
  2. Limiting the use of pesticides: Many chemical pesticides harm bees. Instead, let’s choose more natural methods of pest control that do not endanger bees.
  3. Supporting local beekeepers: Purchase honey and other bee products from local beekeepers who care for bees and their habitats.
  4. Raising awareness: Share information about the importance of bees and other pollinators with fellow inhabitants. Awareness is crucial for promoting sustainable practices.
  5. Community efforts: Join local communities and organizations that are working to protect bees and preserve the environment.

Today, on Earth Day, let’s remember that every day is an opportunity to take action to preserve our planet and all its inhabitants. By respecting bees and caring for our Earth, we can contribute to a sustainable and healthy environment for future generations.

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Do users and beekeepers value honey and bee products?

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Yes, beekeepers and users definitely value honey and other bee products. Beekeepers are people who practice beekeeping, which involves caring for bees and harvesting honey and other bee products such as wax, pollen, royal jelly and propolis.

Honey is the most famous and popular bee product, known for its sweet taste and many culinary uses. Honey can be used as a natural sweetener in various recipes, added to drinks, yogurt, fruit and other dishes. In addition, honey is used in traditional medicine for its potential healing properties.

In addition to honey, other bee products are also valued and used in various ways:

  1. Wax: Beeswax is widely used to make candles, cosmetic products such as lip balms and creams, and to preserve food, such as in cheese making.
  2. Pollen: Pollen can be consumed as a dietary supplement, as it is rich in proteins, vitamins and minerals. Some people also use it in natural medicine.
  3. Royal Jelly: Royal jelly is a secretion secreted by young bees and is known for its potential medicinal properties and is used as a nutritional supplement.
  4. Propolis: Propolis is a resinous substance that bees collect from trees and use to protect the hive. It is used in natural medicine for its anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial properties.

Beekeepers obtain these bee products through careful and sustainable handling of bees and respect for nature. Users, however, value these crops for their taste and potential health benefits.

The price of bee products, such as honey and other bee products, can vary depending on a variety of factors, including location, product quality, grower, season, and so on. Most people who appreciate bee products understand that the price is a reflection of the effort involved, the cost of production and the quality of the products.

Beekeepers and producers of bee products usually invest a lot of work and care in raising and caring for bees, obtaining crops, and processing and packaging them. They also consider natural factors such as weather conditions that can affect the yield of bee products. Therefore, the prices of bee products may vary depending on local conditions and the efforts of individual beekeepers.

Most consumers are willing to pay a premium for high-quality bee products that are ethically and sustainably produced and may offer additional health benefits. In addition, they are aware of the importance of bees for pollinating plants and preserving the ecosystem, so they support beekeepers and the purchase of bee products.

In some cases, the price of bee products can also be reflected in additional factors, such as organic certification or special production methods that require more effort. Nevertheless, honey and other bee products are popular foods and ingredients in many cuisines around the world, so there is a steady demand for these products.

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Bee Halloween 2023

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Halloween, also known as Halloween, is a holiday celebrated mainly in the United States, but in recent decades it has become increasingly popular in other parts of the world, including some European countries. Halloween is usually celebrated on October 31st.

The holiday of Halloween has its roots in ancient Celtic and Celtic-Christian traditions. It was originally known as “Samhain” and marked the end of summer and the beginning of winter. They believed that this was the period when the boundaries between the world of the living and the dead were most blurred, and therefore the spirits of the dead were believed to return to Earth. People dressed up in scary costumes and set off fireworks to ward off evil spirits.

In modern times, Halloween is a holiday that children and adults celebrate by dressing up in various costumes, often associated with scary characters such as witches, vampires, monsters, and the like. Children go door-to-door asking for candy using the phrase “trick-or-treat,” meaning that they will be rewarded with candy or other snacks. Many homes are decorated with spooky decorations, pumpkins carved into scary faces (called “jack-o’-lanterns”), and other Halloween symbols.

Celebrating Halloween is fun and social, but it also has roots in ancient beliefs about ghosts and witches. In some cultures, it is also a time for various traditional games and rituals associated with the celebration.

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ECO BEEKEEPING IN THE AUSTRIA CARINTH 2022

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As part of the expert committee for organic beekeeping at the Beekeeping Association of Slovenia, we have agreed that, among other activities, this year we will also organize a professional excursion to our northern neighbors, where we would see individual organic beekeeping operations, include some other interesting things in the program, during the day socialized, shared some experience with each other and, hopefully, returned to Slovenia with good impressions. Although the excursion is planned during the main season, it is still possible to see the most during this time, as nature and bees are in full swing. We are sending you the program of a one-day professional excursion in the attachment.

You can sign up for the excursion by email: Zlatica.kovacevic(at)czs.si

Program

ApiSlovenija

Fair ApiSlovenija – 12. March – 13. March 2022, Slovenia

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Spring is vital for bees and bees are vital for humans. That is why the ApiSlovenija fair belongs to bees in the spring. The fair has traditionally been held for more than 40 years and has been completely adopted by the beekeeping public. One of the main reasons for his visit is to buy beekeeping equipment before the arrival of the new season. Join us at the largest professional beekeeping event in Europe, which will take place at the Celje fairground.
In the same period, the Agritech trade fair for agricultural and forestry machinery takes place at the Celje Fair.

On Saturday, March 12, 2022, the central expert topic will be “The impact of climate change on beekeeping”, and on Sunday, March 13, 2022, the central expert topic will be dedicated to good beekeeping practices.

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Levstik’s Bučelstvo

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Levstik's Bučelstvo On the 190th anniversary of Fran Levstik's birth

As part of the Days of European Cultural Heritage 2021 project, at the end of September, organized by the Beekeeping Association of Velika Lašče, KUD Primož Trubar and the Municipality of Velika Lašče, an event was held in the hall of Levstik’s house in Veliki Lašče to celebrate the 190th anniversary of the birth of Fran Levstik with the presentation of a reprint of Levstik’s Bučelstvo. At the event, the Slovenian writer and countryman from Veliko Lašče, Fran Levstik, was presented as a beekeeper by the renowned beekeeper Franc Šivic and the president of the Beekeeping Association of Veliko Lašče, and as a writer and national revivalist by the literary historian ddr. Igor Grdina.

We know Fran Levstik as a poet, writer, playwright, critic and linguist, but less as a beekeeper. As Brane Borštnik found out in his research, after Fran Levstik unhappily dropped out of high school in 1853, he returned to his native Spodnje Retje and started writing about beekeeping. He didn’t just write about beekeeping, he also kept bees for a few years, namely for the next two years in Spodnje Retje, where he lived as a beekeeper at the home of the Ilijes, and later also in Turn with Count Pacer. He was a student of Retje beekeeper Jože Oblak. “The framework of the apiary where they kept bees is still standing in the immediate vicinity of the hayloft, where the legend of Martin Krpan originated. The owner was Tišler’s father, who confirmed this and allowed us, the beekeepers, to cover the beehive with straw and fill it with kranjiči on the 150th anniversary of Levstik’s birth. The father died, but the heirs covered the beehive with bricks and the beehives disappeared,” said Brane Borštnik.

You can read more on the website:  https://trobla.velike-lasce.si/si/kultura/833-levstikovo-bucelstvo

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