Vinatovača (Serbian Cyrillic: Винатовача) is an old beech forest in the central-east Serbia.
It is located in the municipality of Despotovac and is placed under the state protection as the strict natural reserve,[2] which covers an area of 0.37 km2 (0.14 sq mi).
Being under strict protection means not only that the trees that die of old age are not being cleared or removed, but even picking herbs or mushrooms is forbidden.
The scope of the project was to document habitats of wild honeybees in Serbia, in order to protect their natural environment and their gene pool in order to preserve a dwindling population of domestic bees.
Vinatovača proved to be a perfect habitat for the wild honeybees, which inhabit numerous hollow trunks.