[6][7] Petro Prokopovych was also the first to ever model a 'bee beard' after delineating and calculating 'bee swarm behaviour", inspiring students for generations.

[8] Prokopovych was born in Ukraine (then part of the Russian Empire), in the village of Mytchenky [uk] near Baturyn on June 29, 1775, into a clerical family of priests of Ukrainian Cossack descent.

Prokopovych studied the biology of bee colonies and strove to improve existing methods of beekeeping.

[14] Prokopovych was buried in the village of Palchyky, currently in Nizhyn Raion of Chernihiv Oblast, where his beekeepers' school was located.

In 2015 a 2 Hryvni coin was crafted to commemorate his contribution to Ukrainian beekeeping and sustainable commercial agronomy.