Folk Museum called "Honey farm" is located on the territory of the Pechora area, in the village of Dubrovka, in a picturesque natural setting, surrounded by dense forest, rich in mushrooms and berries.
How useful honey, people knew even back in ancient times. The tradition of beekeeping and making honey, is so supported in the Pskov region, have originated long ago. At the moment, really present apiaries there are very few, because the tradition is being lost, and old recipes of dishes and drinks made of honey and Mead are gradually forgotten and wasted.
The owner of the Museum is the Glazov Gennady Vasilievich – Russian researcher of bees, originating from the city of Pskov, the amazing inventor of five patents of the Russian Federation and the person who released his own book on beekeeping. Born Gennady Vasilyevich, a family of beekeepers. Has a higher engineering education. Since 1989, became Chairman of the society of beekeepers in Pskov, and in 1996 became head of the office of beekeeping and gardening of the city of Pskov. In addition, the Glazov G.. is the founder of the Republican school Russian National Union of beekeepers. In 2002 he opened his own Museum "Honey farm". There is a wide number of exhibits, numbering up to ten thousand. The trusteeship Council the Museum is composed of 23 persons. After a very short time of its existence, the Museum was visited by more than three thousand people, most of them presented by their authors. Visit the Museum and celebrities, for instance, And.. Karpov – world chess champion, bard Nikitin With.and representatives of the business world Pskov and Moscow.
The whole area of the farm comfortably equipped to receive numerous visitors. There is a "honeymoon Assembly" – the tasting room, common areas, decorated in a decorative natural appearance the grill for the guests, the exhibition of interesting objects of the old peasant way of life, as well as a collection of "bee houses". For the most curious tourists are a special, elite beekeeping courses, passing by daily program, as well as crash courses. The Museum has the opportunity to make the order for spacesstore with a more detailed examination of the activities of bees.
We should also mention the program relating tasting drinks. In "Honey farm" you can try and centrifugal comb honey combined with fragrant birch juice, pickled cranberries, herbal teas or fresh cranberries, local bread, bagels, crackers, cheese, organic local wine are available in the set and containing not less than five varieties (black, red currant, gooseberry, chokeberry, apples, rhubarb, dandelion, wild Rowan). All tasting sets are compiled according to the wishes of visitors. In addition, the Museum will make a memorable photo and listen so rarely sounding melodies, performed on the harp. For small visitors of the Museum are a variety of sweets.
In the Museum shop you can purchase bee products, and books Glazov Gennady Vasilyevich. During the tour, tourists will be able to learn a lot about the difficult task of the beekeeper, taking part in a fun quiz.
The Museum's Honey farm is a wonderful place to relax from the bustle of the city. Here you can experience the incredible natural world of bees, taste a variety of delicious, natural drinks, and just enjoy nature and fresh air.
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