20/05/2026
Happy World Bee Day!
On this day Anton Janša, the pioneer of beekeeping and the first apiculture teacher, was baptised in 1734.
Anton Janša (c. 20 May 1734 – 13 September 1773) was a Carniolan apiarist and painter. Janša is known as a pioneer of modern apiculture and a great expert in the field. He was educated as a painter, but was employed as a teacher of apiculture at the Habsburg court in Vienna.
