Émile Warré
Émile Warré (born March 9, 1867 in Grébault-Mesnil , Département Somme ; † April 20, 1951 in Tours ) was a French beekeeper and clergyman who developed and sold his own beehive , the "Ruche populaire" (people's hive). He describes the construction and operation of this hive in his book "L'apiculture pour tous" (beekeeping for everyone), published in twelve editions.
life and work
Eloi François Émile Warré was born on March 9, 1867 in Grébault-Mesnil in the Somme department in France. He was ordained a priest (ordination) on September 19, 1891 in the Diocese of Amiens. Abbé Warré successively became pastor of Mérélessart in 1897 and of Martainneville in 1904. In 1916 he gave up his ordination to return to Saint-Symphorien (Indre-Et-Loire) to devote himself solely to beekeeping. Warré died on April 20, 1951 in Tours.
Warré simplified and extensified keeping and management of bees in the magazine operation , based on his experience with 350 then existing systems. Finally, he developed his "People's Beute" ( "Ruche populaire" ) and published his beekeeping method in self-publishing the book "Bienenhaltung für alle" ( "L'apiculture pour tous" ), up to the 12th edition.
philosophy
Warré developed his people hive based on the commercial and professional management of honeybees in magazine hives in his time. Warré's goal was to create a beehive that on the one hand comes as close as possible to the natural conditions of the bees and on the other hand is practical and economical to manage. With the people's hive, he turns against the then already established migratory beekeeping with mobile hives and consciously goes back to the fixed "stable building", which he recognizes as healthier for the bees and also more economical for the beekeeper.
Warrés "People's Booty"
The people's booty Warrés, also known in Germany as Warré booty, is a fixed, stable booty consisting of 2–7 frames that are stacked on top of each other. Each frame contains 8 removable honeycomb beams. The inner dimensions of the frames are 21 cm in height and 30 cm in width and depth. A linen cloth, a "pillow" filled with loose material, i.e. an insulating frame, and a special ventilated roof form the upper end. In the lower part, the people's hive is closed by a special floor board.
Operating mode
The core of the Warré way of operating is the placing of two frames in spring and harvesting the upper frames full of honey in late summer. The bee colony hibernates on 2 frames. In this way, the beehive is ideally only opened once a year, namely for the honey harvest, which, according to Warré, is of great importance for the health of the bees. He also turned away from the use of frames to allow the natural behavior of the bee to unfold.
literature
In order to spread his work, he wrote several books: "La santé ou les Meilleurs traitements de toutes les maladies" (The health or the best treatment for all diseases), "Le Miel, ses propriétés et ses usages" (Honey, its properties and its use), "La Santé, manuel-guide des malades et des bien-portants" (Health, manual for the sick and healthy) and above all "L'apiculture pour tous" (beekeeping for all), its twelfth and last Edition 1948 was published.
Web links
- Warrés book “Beekeeping for Everyone” in German translation as a free PDF
- Instructions for Warrébeute (PDF; 7.6 MB)
- English-language platform for Warré beekeeping
swell
Abbé Warré, "L'apiculture pour tous"
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Warré, Émile |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Warré, Eloi François Émile (full name); Warré, Abbé |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French clergyman and beekeeper |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 9, 1867 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Grébault-Mesnil , Somme department |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 20, 1951 |
| Place of death | Tours |