About us..

We are a family business known for beekeeping for 5 generations. The main beekeeper is Agnese Smilga-Spalviņa, and the biggest assistant in the work during the most intense periods of the season is Krišs Spalviņš. We specialize in instrumental insemination, breeding work and queen rearing. Currently, we take care of 300+ bee colonies ourselves, and our queen bees have gone to beekeepers in Latvia and 14 other European countries.

Scientific publications:

Smilga-Spalvina, A., Spalvins, K., & Veidenbergs, I. (2024). Field study: Factors influencing virgin queen bee acceptance rate in Apis mellifera colonies. Czech Journal of Animal Science, 69(4). Available here: https://cjas.agriculturejournals.cz/pdfs/cjs/2024/04/01.pdf
Smilga-Spalvina, A., Spalvins, K., & Veidenbergs, I. (2024). System dynamics modeling for precision beekeeping: Queen rearing optimization for advanced apiary management. Agronomy Research, 22(1). Available here: https://dspace.emu.ee/server/api/core/bitstreams/c7131cfe-dc0c-468a-aec0-a03af6840767/content
Smilga-Spalvina, A., Spalvins, K., & Veidenbergs, I. (2023). Review of Sustainable Cryopreservation and Above-Freezing Storage Solutions of European Honey Bee Drone Semen. Environmental and Climate Technologies, 27(1), 177-194. Available here: https://intapi.sciendo.com/pdf/10.2478/rtuect-2023-0014

About us..

Scientific publications:

300+ bee colonies

15 countries received our queens

7 years instrumental insemination

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