Museum of apiculture

Museum of Apiculture
 

In Kiev, there is an interesting museum of beekeeping, which was created not just because Ukraine is home to the hive and honey country. Beginning Beekeeping gave Ukrainian Piotr Prokopovich. He was the author of the framework hive to collect honey, and founder of the first schools in the world of beekeeping. The scientific work of Peter Prokopovich published both in Europe and the USA. The very same scientist went into the history of science as a reformer technologies for the collection of honey, as educator and an outstanding teacher and a biologist. Under his wing, brought up the best students, who could not only save operating time of his teacher, but to supplement them with new works and discoveries. All this brought the Ukrainian beekeeping at the forefront worldwide.

The first visitors to the National Museum of Apiculture of Ukraine adopted in mid-1980's. Then he became a structural unit of the local Institute of beekeeping, which has also been established through the work of Peter Prokopovich and his associates. Activities of the institute was a breeding and research work, as well as technology development pchelovozhdeniya, processing of bee products, problems and issues of prevention, diseases of bees and their pests.

The museum collection includes a variety of materials on the history of beekeeping, pictures of famous scientists and beekeepers. In addition, the museum has a section Apitherapy, as well as the latest achievements and technologies in the industry. Visitors to the museum to learn here about all stages medoproizvodstva: Life on the characteristics of bees and various Medo technologies to popular beliefs and legends of the collection of honey. In the museum there is a separate stand, which is dedicated to the development of scientific beekeeping. Walking through the halls of the museum, tourists seemed to fall into the realm of bees around watching all kinds of hives, located in the open. It exhibited a variety of instances of beehives, from decks and braided, and ending with cutting-edge materials used in beekeeping today.

Visitors to the Museum of Apiculture learn here that there are three types of bee: Hive, body and Pasichne uleynoe or, as it is called, and also see how to hang the body to a tree in the forest. Interesting exhibits and a sample of one of the first hive. It is based on the usual stump with a hollow, which is placed directly on the apiary.

The museum houses display cases, where equipment is exposed bee, which was used in 19 century. Also there are drawings and engravings on the theme of beekeeping, first editions, covering the history of "honey-science" not only in Ukraine but throughout the world. The real pride of the museum are specially constructed observation hives.Through them, anyone can see how all the bees live, how they build honeycombs, as unload the collected nectar and pollen, as there are new bees. Museum exposition tells also about what useful properties have bee products: honey, wax, parchment, zabrus, obnozhka, propolis, bee venom.

The museum staff will tell the tourists about the patron saint of honey collection, about which there are traditional people "honey" holidays, and also about how our ancestors cooked all your favorite drinks and sweets made from honey. By the way, at the Museum of Apiculture constantly pass the tasting of different varieties of honey. Sightseers will also learn about the building, where the house and rent the father of modern beekeeping framework PIProkopovich. Inside the museum there is a separate booth, where information that tells about all the famous beekeeper of Ukraine and Russia, including the Soviet ones. In addition, the museum displays and modern technology. Attention tourists are three dioramas, various soundtracks, helping to trace the entire history of the "honey-science" and learn about its modern forms, in particular Apitherapy and veterinary bees.

From one year to August 19 in Kiev museum celebrates the Day of beekeeping beekeeper, who has been approved by Presidential Decree. Initiated the creation of this holiday by the Ministry of agriculture and the Union of Beekeepers. On this day, anyone can buy here is not only bee products, but also all the necessary equipment.Museum visitors entertained folk groups. Thus, now the Museum of Beekeeping is not just a collection of artifacts, but also a kind of medical institution, where he works office api-therapy. Anyone can use the services here honey massage, and also buy different varieties of honey. Today the museum is working closely with the magazine "Ukrainian beekeeper, as well as with the Russian publication" Apiary "and" Bee ".