Janez Modic

Janez Modic (5 April 1846 – after 1892) was a Carniolan apiarist, bee merchant, and editor. He played a significant role in laying the foundations of organized apiculture in Slovenia. As a young man, he served in the Austro-Hungarian military, attaining the rank of sergeant. He took part in the Battle of Custoza in 1866. He published the Ljubljana-based newsletter Slovenski čebelar in sadjerejec (The Slovenian Beekeeper and Orchardist) from 1883 to 1889.

In the late 1880s, Modic's business activities went into decline. After the society ceased operating in 1889, Modic left his house and property in Sava and moved away to Carinthia, Austria. His date and place of death are unknown, but he died after 1892.