Tauzer Apiaries, Inc.

What Tauzer Apiaries, Inc. does

Tauzer Apiaries, Inc. is a privately held, family-run apiculture business headquartered in Northern California, founded in the mid-1970s and now operated by second-generation beekeepers. The company operates three integrated service lines: professional crop pollination services for California farmers (covering almonds, cucumbers, vine seed, watermelon, sunflowers, and other crops), a hive hosting program in which landowners lease property for off-season colony placement, and queen bee and genetics sales (Carniolan, Italian, and Russian Hybrid) marketed globally online through the Honey Bee Genetics subsidiary brand. Its underlying expertise is biological and operational rather than software-based, anchored in 40+ years of queen breeding and a 'Tauzer Way' methodology for maintaining strong, healthy honeybee colonies that maximize pollination effectiveness. Service delivery runs on direct B2B relationships with growers and direct outreach to landowners; queen sales run through an e-commerce storefront. The company remains a regionally focused small business with no external equity, no public listing, and no disclosed headcount, capital, or revenue data.

Name

Tauzer Apiaries, Inc.

Legal name

Tauzer Apiaries

Website

https://tauzerbees.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Tauzer Apiaries is a family-run, Northern California beekeeping business that provides honeybee pollination services to California farmers, sells queen bees online through its Honey Bee Genetics subsidiary, and partners with landowners to host hives during off-season periods.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Beekeeping and Pollination Services

NAICS

Apiculture (112910)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Commercial Pollination Services (Hive Rental) (AFAEAHAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Bee Breeding & Genetics (Trait Selection, Stock Improvement) (AFAEAHAH), Apiary Management Services (Contract Beekeeping, Hive Maintenance) (AFAEAHAJ), Apiary Site Leasing & Land Access Services (AFAEAHAN)

Keywords

• Commercial pollination services
• Honeybee colony management
• Queen bee breeding
• Hive hosting programs
• California crop pollination

Headquarters

HQ city

Woodland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Pollination Services: Professional honeybee pollination services provided to California farmers for crops including almonds, cucumbers, vine seed, watermelon, sunflowers, and more. Services are contracted directly with growers for placement and removal of hives during pollination seasons.
2. Queen and Bee Sales: Sale of Carniolan, Italian, and Russian Hybrid Queen bees through the Honey Bee Genetics subsidiary website. Over 40 years of queen breeding experience supports this product line.
3. Hive Hosting Program: Landowners lease portions of their property to host bee hives outside of pollination season. In return, hosts receive compensation, local raw honey, and contribute to biodiversity and conservation efforts.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Tauzer Apiaries is a family-run beekeeping business that provides professional honeybee pollination services to California farmers and growers for crops including almonds, cucumbers, vine seed, watermelon, and sunflowers. The company also sells Carniolan, Italian, and Russian Hybrid Queen bees through its Honey Bee Genetics subsidiary, and operates a hive hosting program where landowners lease property for off-season hive placement.

Product overview

Tauzer Apiaries is a single-service agricultural beekeeping company offering three integrated service lines: Pollination Services (providing honeybee colonies to California farmers for crop pollination), Hive Hosting (partnering with landowners to host hives during off-seasons), and Queen Bee Sales (breeding and selling Carniolan, Italian, and Russian Hybrid queen bees). The three offerings are interconnected—queen breeding supports colony health for pollination services, and hive hosting provides off-season habitat for colonies used in pollination. The company operates as a unified family-run beekeeping business, not a platform with modular add-ons.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Honey Bee Genetics: A subsidiary brand operated by Tauzer Apiaries specializing in queen breeding, offering Carniolan, Italian, and Russian Hybrid Queens for purchase.

Products and services

• Pollination Services

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• River GardenminorOthersAgricultural partner or customer featured in Tauzer Apiaries' Customers & Partners section on the pollination services page
• USDAminorOthersUnited States Department of Agriculture, featured as a partner/customer in Tauzer Apiaries' Customers & Partners section
• Sonoma Farm BureauminorOthersLocal agricultural organization partner featured in Tauzer Apiaries' Customers & Partners section, supporting California farming community
• Bee Informed PartnershipminorOthersBee health research and education organization partner featured in Tauzer Apiaries' Customers & Partners section

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Mann Lake Ltd. Large beekeeping supply and equipment retailer that also trades bees and queens. Comparable to Tauzer as a queen/bee sales channel serving hobbyist and commercial beekeepers, though it is broader in scope.
• GloryBee: Oregon-based honey producer and beekeeping supplier that also sells bees and queens. Comparable to Tauzer on the queen/honey side, though it operates a much broader product portfolio.

Direct peers

• Hilton's Honey: Multi-generational beekeeping family operating pollination services across the Western U.S. Directly comparable to Tauzer's family-run pollination model for California and Western crops.
• Adee Honey Farms: One of the largest commercial beekeeping operations in the U.S., providing migratory pollination services (notably almonds) and honey production. Comparable to Tauzer because both run commercial pollination contracts for California agriculture at scale.
• BeeWeaver Apiaries: Texas-rooted commercial beekeeper offering mite-resistant queen genetics and pollination services. Comparable to Tauzer's queen breeding program and pollination business model.
• Wonderful Honey (The Wonderful Company): Vertically integrated pollination and beekeeping arm of The Wonderful Company, operating large-scale hives for Paramount Farms' almond acreage. Directly comparable to Tauzer's pollination service line for California almond growers.
• Olivarez Honey Bees: California-based commercial beekeeper specializing in queen breeding (Carniolan, Italian, Russian) and pollination services. Directly comparable to Tauzer across both pollination contracts and the Honey Bee Genetics queen product line.

Others

• Almond Board of California: Commodity board representing California almond growers, a primary customer vertical for Tauzer's pollination services. Relevant as a demand-side stakeholder shaping pollination standards and demand.
• Bee Informed Partnership: Industry/research partner already cited in Tauzer's partner list. Comparable as an ecosystem participant supporting bee health data, surveillance, and best practices that underpin commercial pollination operations.

Emerging players

• Best Bees Company: Northeast-focused beekeeping services and hive-hosting operator with a research arm. Comparable to Tauzer's hive hosting program and direct-to-landowner model, though focused on a different geography.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@clairetauzer4300
• Facebookfacebook.com/tauzerbees
• Instagraminstagram.com/tauzerapiaries
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tauzer-apiaries

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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