Producers
Apicoltura Vallazza
beekeeper · honey producer · direct seller
Frazione Pian, Colle Santa Lucia, Province of Belluno, Veneto, Italy
Vallazza Ruggero
Apicoltura Vallazza produces and sells honey directly from Pian, a hamlet of Colle Santa Lucia in Belluno Province, Veneto, Italy. Its Dolomites-focused range includes mountain, floral, and honeydew honeys, with hives moved to different elevations.
About the Producer
A little history
Vallazza Ruggero is an individual beekeeping enterprise registered on 10 May 2006. An official Chamber of Commerce extract was not consulted.
How They Work
Beekeeping in practice
A beekeeping enterprise that produces honey and sells packaged products directly through a local point of sale. Hives are moved to different elevations.
Frazione Pian, Colle Santa Lucia, Province of Belluno, Italy
The producer page places the operation in Colle Santa Lucia and its Pian hamlet.
Dolomites, unspecified apiary sites at different elevations
The producer says it takes hives to different elevations and markets the range as Dolomites honey. It does not name individual apiary, forage, or harvest localities.
Frazione Pian, Colle Santa Lucia, Province of Belluno, Italy
The producer says packaged honey is available at its point of sale and invites visitors to Pian di Colle Santa Lucia.
Products & Specimens
What connects to this producer
Products listed by the Producer are kept separate from specimens held in the Collection.
Miele di Castagno
Floral source: Chestnut (product name)
Documented origin: Dolomites, Italy; the catalogue is headed 'Miele delle Dolomiti,' but no product-specific harvest locality is supplied.
Origin detail: Region
Listed in the producer's Dolomites-honey product catalogue as 'Miele di Castagno - Vallazza.'
Miele Millefiori
Floral source: Wildflower / multifloral (product name)
Documented origin: Dolomites, Italy; no product-specific harvest locality is supplied.
Origin detail: Region
Listed in the producer's Dolomites-honey product catalogue as 'Miele Millefiori - Vallazza.'
Miele di Alta Montagna
Floral source: Unspecified; sold as high-mountain honey
Documented origin: Dolomites, Italy; no narrower harvest locality or elevation is stated for this product.
Origin detail: Region
Listed in the producer's Dolomites-honey product catalogue as 'Miele di Alta Montagna - Vallazza.'
Miele di Tarassaco
Floral source: Dandelion (Taraxacum; product name)
Documented origin: Dolomites, Italy; no product-specific harvest locality is supplied.
Origin detail: Region
Listed in the producer's Dolomites-honey product catalogue as 'Miele di Tarassaco - Vallazza.'
Miele di Acacia
Floral source: Acacia (product name)
Documented origin: Dolomites, Italy; no product-specific harvest locality is supplied.
Origin detail: Region
Listed in the producer's Dolomites-honey product catalogue as 'Miele di Acacia - Vallazza.'
Miele di Bosco
Floral source: Forest honey / unspecified forest-derived source (product name)
Documented origin: Dolomites, Italy; no product-specific harvest locality is supplied.
Origin detail: Region
Listed in the producer's Dolomites-honey product catalogue as 'Miele di Bosco - Vallazza.'
Miele di Rododendro
Floral source: Rhododendron (product name)
Documented origin: Dolomites, Italy; no product-specific harvest locality is supplied.
Origin detail: Region
Listed in the producer's Dolomites-honey product catalogue as 'Miele di Rododendro - Vallazza.'
Miele di Tiglio
Floral source: Linden / lime tree (product name)
Documented origin: Dolomites, Italy; no product-specific harvest locality is supplied.
Origin detail: Region
Listed in the producer's Dolomites-honey product catalogue as 'Miele di Tiglio - Vallazza.'
People
People connected to the work
- Ruggero Vallazza Named individual enterprise operator / public business contact
Practices
How they work
- The producer says it moves hives to different elevations.
- The producer states that its honey begins crystallizing about two months after extraction, presenting this as consistent with its organoleptic characteristics and retained quality.
- Apicoltura Vallazza is named as an agricultural-company partner in the BeeOShield project, a Veneto rural-development research initiative concerning biologically based approaches to bee-colony health.