25 Apiary from Orthofen
District: Rosenheim
Municipality: Bruckmühl
Type of Building:
apiary
Constructed: beginning of the 20th century
Presentation time: 20th century
Bee-keeping once played an important role in agricultural self-sufficiency. As well as being a sweetener, honey was considered an important remedy. Up to 16 bee colonies could live in this apiary, with each beehive accommodating 20,000 to 70,000 bees.