Institute for Apiculture and Beekeeping
The Institute for Apiculture and Beekeeping (formerly the Bees Specialist Center ) at the Bavarian State Institute for Viticulture and Horticulture in Veitshöchheim is a state-owned Bavarian bee research institute . It was founded in 1907 as the “Royal Institute for Beekeeping” and is a member of the working group of institutes for bee research .
history
The Royal Institute for Beekeeping, consisting of a scientific and a practical department , was founded by Prince Regent Luitpold in Erlangen in 1907 , making it the first bee research institute in Germany . In 1918 it was renamed the State Institute for Beekeeping . The long-standing head of the state institute, Enoch Zander , who was scientific director from 1907, from 1926 to 1937 and from 1942 to 1948 then director of the state institute, was decisive . In 1911/12, together with the beekeeper Johann Merz, Zander constructed the so-called zander prey , which is still widely used in Germany. In 2003 the Bavarian State Institute for Beekeeping was dissolved and affiliated as a specialist center for bees to the Bavarian State Institute for Viticulture and Horticulture in Veitshöchheim . In 2017 it was renamed the Institute for Apiculture and Beekeeping . The director of the institute has been Stefan Berg, who has a PhD in biology since 2012.
tasks
The Institute for Apiculture and Beekeeping sees itself as a competent partner and service provider for Bavarian beekeepers, their associations and all institutions involved in beekeeping. In addition to broad-based practical tests for beekeeping issues, the main research areas are bee health, mating biology and bee nutrition. A well-equipped beekeeping facility for beekeeping practice and for training courses complements the institute's research facilities.
ladder
- Albert Fleischmann, 1907–1926
- Enoch Zander , 1926-1937
- Anton Himmer, 1937–1942
- Enoch Zander, 1942-1948
- Friedrich Karl Böttcher , 1948–1975
- Karl Weiß , 1975–1986
- Dietrich Mautz , 1986-2007
- Friedgard Schaper, 2007–2012
- Stefan Berg, since 2012
Web links
- Institute for Apiculture and Beekeeping - About us , accessed on March 25, 2020.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information on important events in Erlangen's club life at imkerverein-erlangen.de
- ^ Heinz Neumann: Das Zander-Magazin ( Memento from April 27, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) , magazinimker.de, accessed on April 18, 2012.