Agnese is a beekeeper in the Sigulda region of Inčukalns, currently caring for over 300 bee colonies. Thanks to support for small rural businesses, her company, SIA Smilga Spalviņa, has experienced a significant technological breakthrough and has become one of the few places in Latvia where beekeeping traditions meet high science. She has significantly increased the number of bee colonies, leading directly to higher volumes of honey, bee bread and queen bees sold. However, the farm's biggest…
Agnese is a beekeeper in the Sigulda region of Inčukalns, currently caring for over 300 bee colonies. Thanks to support for small rural businesses, her company, SIA Smilga Spalviņa, has experienced a significant technological breakthrough and has become one of the few places in Latvia where beekeeping traditions meet high science. She has significantly increased the number of bee colonies, leading directly to higher volumes of honey, bee bread and queen bees sold. However, the farm's biggest innovation and source of pride is a unique service: the collection and storage of drone sperm using cryopreservation. This service aims to preserve unique genetic material in the long term, improving the efficiency of instrumental insemination and…
