Współczesne pszczelarstwo polskie pomiędzy rolnictwem a ruchem społecznym
Present-Day Polish Apiculture between Agriculture and a Social Movement

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is to characterise the contemporary beekeeping in Poland as a phenomenon that stays between the rational economic activity and the activity that belongs to the spiritual sphere of life. The author presents the following questions: beekeeping as the agricultural profession that belongs to the farming sector, outlining the economic functions, formal framework for the organization of rearing and breeding of bees and the bee product distribution, the scale of production and the size of this branch in the national economy. The author also presents beekeeping as a phenomenon of culture and an element of broader social processes, starting with an analysis of the unprofessional movement of beekeeping, its range and character, ending with an analysis of the contemporary social movements focused on bee and beekeeping.

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