With its wooded hillsides, the area around Lovrenc is ideal for beekeeping, which is why the locals have been devoted to working with bees for centuries. In the past there was hardly a farm without at least a few beehives. The local beekeepers take pride in their Čebelarsko društvo Lovrenc na Pohorju (Lovrenc na Pohorju Beekeepers’ Society), which has been active since 1921.
The Beekeepers’ House was built in 1996 to mark the society’s 75th anniversary.
During the Jezernik Days, everyone can learn about the life of bees and how to work with them, and taste bee products.
A beekeeping educational trail and a forest educational trail run alongside the Beekeepers’ House. The beekeeping trail shows the historical development of hive systems (the Kranjič, the Kirar hive, the AŽ hive and the LR hive), and through glass panels you can also look inside the hives. The forest trail presents plant species native to Pohorje and melliferous plants.
