AVGUST BUKOVEC,
The Great Name of Slovenian Beekeeping

Photograph on the cover of the collection:
Matija Jama, Portrait of Avgust Bukovec.

Avgust Bukovec, the great name of Slovenian beekeeping is the title of the collection published on the 60th anniversary of the death of the great Slovenian beekeeper, important cultural figure and gardener.

Verena Štekar-Vidic
Avgust Bukovec (1878–1965), his life and era
Franc Šivic
My memories of Avgust Bukovec
Gregor Drolc, Franc Šivic, Aleš Süssinger
August Bukovec’s contribution to the organisation of Slovenian beekeepers between 1905 and 1920 – ‘We must arise from our own strength’
Luka Omrčen, Gregor Drolc, Aleš Süssinger
Avgust Bukovec’s contribution to preserving the independence of the organisation of Slovenian beekeeping and the Slovenski čebelar gazette in 1954
Gregor Drolc, Janez Gregori,
Dušan Holzbauer, Aleš Süssinger
August Bukovec and his contribution to the progress of Slovenian beekeeping
dr. Andreja Kandolf Borovšak,
Milan Meglič, Gregor Drolc
Avgust Bukovec, the initiator of the control
of honey
Luka Omrčen, Samo Orel, Gregor Drolc
Avgust Bukovec’s contribution to beekeeping organisations
dr. Simon Atelšek
Avgust Bukovec, the translator of Janša’s
first book
ddr. Damir Globočnik
Illustrations by Smrekar and Gaspari for the Slovenian Beekeeper Gazette
dr. Bojana Rogelj Škafar
Avgust Bukovec and painted beehive panels
Kristina Seljak
Avgust Bukovec, the creator of the Slovenian Beekeeping Museum and the Museum of Apiculture in Radovljica
Verena Štekar-Vidic
The popularisation of beekeeping cultural heritage at exhibitions during Avgust Bukovec’s time up to World War II
Gregor Drolc
Pan-Slavic Beekeeping Exhibition in Prague (1927) – an organised presentation of Slovenian beekeeping culture heritage abroad
dr. Trajče S. Nikoloski - Vidranski
Avgust Bukovec’s contribution to knowledge of honey plants
Barbara Sosič
A garden with an apiary as a way of life: Avgust Bukovec, a townsman with the soul of a naturalist
Aleš Süssinger, Maruška Markovčič
Avgust Bukovec and the city of Ljubljana
Gregor Drolc
Honorary titles, decorations and awards