International photography competition

Slovenian Beekeepers’ Association (SBA) has launched this competition open to everyone to submit their own, as yet unpublished, photographs. There are four categories: Honey bees and the world of plants; The life of bees (biology); Beekeeping tasks and honey bee products; and Traditional bee house / bee yard.

Photographs will be assessed by experts according to expressiveness, originality, technical design, aesthetics, and honey bee race. The panel will select three best photographs in each category. Closing date 16 January 2017. The award ceremony will be at the ApiSlovenia 2017 Fair on Sunday, 12 March 2017, in Celje, Slovenia. See http://www.czs.si/ objave_podrobno_czs/8007 for more details.

Bee and dandelion © Franc Sivic of Slovenia. Franc is one of the world’s best photographers of honey bees