| Peter Pavel Glavar, who was born in Komenda, was a
very important beekeeping figure and so we chose to name
this route after him. A few years ago, the Logar family
started producing high-quality beekeeping equipment in
nearby Šenčur and its good reputation is increasingly spreading
beyond Slovenia’s borders. The queen-mating station in
Kamniška Bistrica is also worth mentioning; due to its ideal
geographic location, it is perfect for rearing pure-line Carniolan queens. |
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A town on the river where the mythological Argonauts carried
the Golden Fleece; a town next to the marshes where pile-dwellers
lived; a town with the rich inheritance of the Roman settlement
of Emona; the capital of the Land of Carniola; the capital
of Napoleon’s Illyrian Provinces; a town of Renaissance, Baroque, and especially Secession
buildings, and the largest exhibition of works by the
architect Jože Plečnik – all of this describes Ljubljana.
As a priest, Peter Pavel Glavar spent a lot of time on
agriculture and beekeeping. His reply to the Viennese
government’s proposal to improve beekeeping in the Austro-Hungarian
lands indirectly influenced his compatriot Anton Janša.
He added an interesting note to his review of an article
by the Ljubljana surgeon Anton Humel, which reported that
the queen bee mates outside her home hive: “And with more
than one drone.” With this statement he preceded the rest
of the world by more than two hundred years. |
BEEKEEPING POINTS OF INTEREST
* The town of Komenda and Peter Pavel Glavar’s estate;
* The Logar company in Šenčur, producers of
beekeeping equipment;
* The Franc Gosar Bee Farm in Selo pri Vodicah;
* The queen-mating station in Kamniška Bistrica;
The Bukovšek Bee Farm in Golo Brdo near Medvode;
* The Slovenian Beekeeping Center in Brdo pri Lukovici;
* The Božnar Bee Farm in Polhov Gradec. |
VREDNO OGLEDA
Ljubljana: the Slovenian capital,
which brings together the characteristics of east, west,
north, and south in its own special way. This town of
lively cultural events stretched out below Ljubljana Castle
boasts various theaters, museums, galleries, an opera
house, and one of the oldest philharmonic societies
in the world. You can enjoy a walk through the old town center,
across Plečnik’s well-known Triple Bridge, down to the cathedral,
past Francesco Robba’s fountain, and the town hall,
where you can take the funicular up to the town castle. Finally, there is the town’s legend about the river man, as well as visits
to the Baroque Franciscan church and Congress Square with the university headquarters and other beautiful buildings;
Kamnik: take a walk through the town’s
well-preserved medieval center, where rich merchants once
lived and splendid townhouses and beautiful churches stood;
Komenda: the town where the priest
Peter Pavel Glavar lived and worked. He was a famous educator,
a fruit grower, and a great beekeeper. The benefice building
still stands here and houses the well-known Glavar Library
with more than 2,000 books, and the former Glavar Hospital, which is now the municipal
seat. At the old church center of the Knights of Malta
you can see the Parish Church of St. Peter with its beautiful Baroque
main altar and furnishings designed in part by Jože
Plečnik. |
