Producers
Apiarios del Pacífico
beekeeper · honey producer · honey packer and distributor · honey importer
Anselmo Llorente, Tibás, San José, Costa Rica
Apiarios del Pacífico, S. A.
Apiarios del Pacífico is a Costa Rican honey business based in Llorente, Tibás. It keeps its own hives, produces honey, buys from Costa Rican producers, imports honey from Central and South America, and packs and distributes food products under several brands, including Panal del Rodeo.
About the Producer
A little history
Apiarios del Pacífico has a long operating history in Costa Rica, but its founding year is unclear. Its website refers to “35 years” in the page’s current publication context, while PROCOMER’s current exporter profile lists 43 years of experience.
How They Work
Beekeeping in practice
Apiarios del Pacífico maintains 100 hives, produces some of its own honey, buys honey from domestic producers, imports honey from Central and South America, and packs and distributes products nationally. It moves its hives from the Rodeo area of Ciudad Colón to Central Valley zones during coffee flowering.
Anselmo Llorente, Tibás, San José, Costa Rica
MEIC’s active-enterprise register places the legal entity in Anselmo Llorente, Tibás, San José.
Rodeo area, Ciudad Colón, Costa Rica
The company says its 100 hives are placed on farms in the Rodeo area of Ciudad Colón for honey production during the year.
Central Valley, Costa Rica
The company says its hives are subsequently moved to areas of the Central Valley to use coffee flowering.
Costa Rica
The official site says the company packs and distributes products through wholesalers, independent distributors, and supermarket chains throughout the country.
Panama
PROCOMER’s exporter profile identifies Panama as the company’s principal export destination.
Products & Specimens
What connects to this producer
Products listed by the Producer are kept separate from specimens held in the Collection.
Panal del Rodeo — Miel de Abeja
Floral source: Not publicly specified.
Documented origin: Not publicly established for this product or any identified batch.
Origin detail: Unknown
The official product page identifies Panal del Rodeo as a company brand, and current Costa Rican retail listings identify products sold as “Miel de abeja Panal del Rodeo.” However, no consulted product-specific source identifies a harvest locality, floral source, or country of origin. Company-level sourcing includes own honey, purchases from domestic producers, and imports from Central and South America; this cannot be used to assign origin to an individual Panal del Rodeo specimen.
Miel con propóleo
Floral source: Not publicly specified.
Documented origin: Not publicly established.
Origin detail: Unknown
CACIA’s 2024 industry directory lists “miel con propóleo” among Apiarios del Pacífico’s products, without a floral or harvest-origin statement.
Miel con canela
Floral source: Not publicly specified.
Documented origin: Not publicly established.
Origin detail: Unknown
CACIA’s 2024 industry directory lists “miel con canela” among Apiarios del Pacífico’s products, without a floral or harvest-origin statement.
People
People connected to the work
- Federico Alvarado Víquez President
Practices
How they work
- Maintains 100 hives on farms in the Rodeo area of Ciudad Colón.
- Moves hives to Central Valley zones to take advantage of coffee flowering.
- Uses a mixed supply chain of own production, honey purchased from Costa Rican producers, and honey imported from Central and South America.
- Produces, packs, and distributes food products under Panal del Rodeo, Reserva Dorada, Bzzzz, El Sabor del Pacífico, and Tío Bonny-related brand lines.