The Museum of Apiculture and of Natural History of the Bee is a new museum, founded in Rhodes by the Apiculture Association of the Dodecanese. It aims at informing its visitors and the public in general, about the nature, the products and the life of this precious insect that is the bee.

The Museum is unique and its establishment is owed to the concern of a group of people for the bee and the benefits it offers to the human being. At the museum, the visitor will get information about the history of bee-keeping, knowledge about the biology of the insect, about how the bee uses the pollen and how it makes the “royal jelly”, the honey and the wax.

An emphasis is given to the presentation of different kinds of honey and the special features of the Greek and Rhodian honey. In the museum there are also displayed the tools used in apiculture and in the production of honey. There is also information about the architecture of the hives and the visitor can see how the bee-keepers take the honey. Also, the visitor can watch the bees living and working within the hive, as the museum has hives of glass which permit to watch the whole process.

During the tour of the museum, the visitor has the chance to watch videos about all the above. As a result, when leaving this unique museum you will know everything about the bee, its products and its role in the ecosystem.

Finally, in the Museum shop you may buy the products of the bee. You will find honey, honey-combs, wax, royal-jelly, as well as cosmetics and other products based on honey and on wax.