THE BEEKEEPING HERITAGE OF KYTHERA
The Beekeeping Tradition of Kythera is now inscribed in the National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Greece!
The Beekeeping Tradition of Kythera is now inscribed in the National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Greece!
On Friday, June 27th, at the Center of the Earth, a place where important initiatives to connect humans with nature are being developed, we implemented a workshop entitled "Educational Bee Sanctuary".
Students of the 4th and 5th grades, as well as the all-day higher classes of the 1st Primary School of Chios "IOANNIS PATERAS", under the guidance of the teachers, implemented the environmental education programme "BEE COSMOS" by BEELOSOPHY in an exemplary manner and added their own innovative elements!
The Hellenic Ministry of Culture hosts a post about BEELOSOPHY's action "Traditional beekeeping with movable-comb hives.
On 8-11th May 2025, BEELOSOPHY met in Thessaloniki on the occasion of the national meeting of the Greek network of the Anna Lindh Foundation, a few months after the last National Meeting in Komotini (2024).
Today, intangible cultural heritage is under severe threat. The Living (Intangible) Cultural Heritage Network, an initiative of the Directorate of Contemporary Cultural Heritage (DINEPOK), Hellenic Ministry of Culture, is responding to this threat.
It was with great pleasure that we participated in the 2nd Meeting of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) Network, on February 21-23th 2025 at Technopolis, Gazi, Municipality of Athens, an initiative of the Directorate of Contemporary Cultural Heritage (DINEPOK), Hellenic Ministry of Culture.
On Saturday 15th February 2025 the BEELOSOPHY team was at the Social Garden of Petroupoli, an important initiative of the Municipality of Petroupoli and Organization Earth which strengthens resilience in the local community.
Nikos Birlirakis, one of the last traditionalists