The Rodica Breeding Center is in northwestern Slovenia,
below the peaks of Mt. Rodica (2,000 m) in the Julian Alps, at an elevation of 750 meters. At the mating station we breed the indigenous Carniolan grey bee (Apis mellifera carnica), which is one of the best-known, internationally recognized, and most widely used species of the Western honey bee. It is known for its low consumption of winter food reserves and rapid spring development, which enables good use of the spring honey flow. In addition, it has an excellent sense of orientation.
Through many years of accurate selection and testing, our bee farm has bred a high-quality breeding stock. This enables us to accurately select the parent and drone-rearing colonies for rearing and mating queens.
Our selection is based on the following:
• Honey yield
• Calmness
• Resistance to varroatosis
• Cleaning instinct
• Swarming impulse
• The size and weight of the queen
• Racial purity (cubital index)
Our rearing is under the continual supervision of the Slovenian Agricultural Institute. This enables us to rear high-quality queens that form the basis for successful beekeeping. Our queens and bee colonies are sold in various countries around the world.
The Jug Bee Farm is a professional family bee farm with a long tradition. We focus on rearing queens and breeding bees, as well as producing honey and a wide range of other bee products.
Our bee farm produces and offers:
• High-quality marked queens
• Bee colonies in AŽ and Dadant-Blatt (DB) frames (5–10 frames)
• Honey
• Royal jelly
• Pollen
• Propolis
Our products have won many international awards, which inspire us to continue producing high-quality products. We have also participated at the APIEXPO exhibition, which takes place in conjunction with the Apimondia international beekeeping congress.