Honey stories on Google Arts & Culture
Honey stories on Google Arts & Culture
Meet the hardest “worker” in Slovenia – the native Carniolan honey bee – and discover its products and positive attributes through Slovenian Stories on the Google Arts & Culture platform. Find out what inspired the folk artists who transferred their creative impulses to beehive panels. Discover why it is good to listen to bees and breathe the same air as them.
Generous bees
Get to know the Carniolan honey bee, a species that is native to Slovenia, and learn how much good these little creatures bring to our lives.
An apicultural “art gallery”
Illustrated beehive panels are a phenomenon that exists only in Slovenia, where they are a unique expression of folk art. Beehives in Slovenia are veritable art galleries!
Oldest beehive panel
Did you know that the oldest known illustrated beehive panel is more than 260 years old! Bearing a depiction of the Virgin Mary and Child, the panel is kept in the Beekeeping Museum in Radovljica.
A bible story on beehive panels
Religious themes are frequent on beehive panels. They were later joined by satirical and historical themes. Look at the story of original sin told through a series of illustrated beehive panels.
Apitherapy – well-being with the help of bees
Apitherapy is based on bee products that have positive effects on our health and well-being. Find out what they can do for you.
*Cover illustration by Meta Wraber for Slovenian Stories on Google Arts & Culture
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