At the foot of the Wilder Kaiser mountains, amid the unspoiled Tyrolean countryside, stands a bee farm that is already more than 400 years old. This is home to the Bee Museum in Tyrol – the largest in Europe.
The museum building has hardly changed over the centuries – it is an idyllic wooden house that makes you want to stay here forever and live in the Tyrolean forests, far from civilization.
The Bee Museum is dedicated, of course, first and foremost to bees – hard-working, buzzing creatures. By visiting the museum, you will learn a great deal about the lives of these remarkable insects. You will be told about the techniques used to obtain not only honey, but also propolis, royal jelly, and bee pollen.
All of these components are widely used in medicine and cosmetology. The museum holds a vast amount of material on naturopathy – more than half a million pages of text. You do not need to read it all, but if folk medicine methods interest you, the museum staff will gladly provide you with the information you need.
In the Bee Museum in Tyrol, you can see examples of beehives and watch the bees at work live. There is also a shop here where you will certainly want to buy a jar or two of fresh, high-quality honey, or simply sample different kinds of this sweet delicacy for free. The bees will be very grateful to you and buzz "Thank you."
