Lately, there has been plenty of buzz over new types of beehives becoming available in the United States. It is no secret that many beekeepers are looking for better ways to keep bees, better ways to ensure the hive’s long-term survival, and better ways to house hives, with improvements to their ergonomic design.. I was excited to learn that a Massachusetts beekeeper has been working for the past couple of years to import one particular hive to the United States that has been used for centuries in the European country of Slovenia.
Mark Simonitsch’s family is from Southern Austria. Following World War I, that part of Austria, known as Carniola became Slovenia. Mark regularly visits his Slovenia relatives. He tells me that to be Slovenian is to be a beekeeper. The Carniolan bee has been indigenous to the area of Slovenia since the last ice age. Mark also shares that one out of every two-hundred and fifty Slovenians keeps bees. This is how Mark became familiar with the Slovenia beehive. Recently, I took a moment to sit down with Mark and chat about the Slovenian beehive that has many promising features to current and new beekeepers alike.
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