This is how a hive begins
One empty cell and somebody willing to fill it. Keep scrolling.
Four generations, one hive
Our Hive
A family of four generations and more than 60,000 bees that have an opinion about everything. The ones who forged the idea 15 years ago: Catalina, Stefan and grandmother Alba. Their children Florian and Maxi, together with Jasmin and the grandchildren, keep shaping it today from afar.
Who we are
Catalina
The hands and voice of the bees. Leads “Las abejas educan” and makes sure everyone in the hive is well.
She opens the hives without hurry and shows and explains everything as she goes: she makes you feel like you are a bee yourself.
Stefan
Builds every mud house with his own hands, mud brick by mud brick.
He takes the earth from the land itself, tests it, mixes it with sand and straw and lifts it onto the wall. The houses here were not bought: they were raised, and they are still rising.
Grandmother Alba
Perhaps the strongest, deepest root. Always sowing ideas and lending support.
She pushed a stick into the ground, answering Catalina’s question: where do you begin when there is nothing? A stick, a bird and a seed brought the farm to life.
Florian
Keeps shaping the project from afar, never losing the thread.
Distance does not keep him out of the way the project grows, and he brings very modern, socially minded ideas. He is usually the one asking: what happens if this works?
Maxi
The one who keeps the farm alive in the digital world, so everyone can see us.
Everything you see on this page passed through his hands and was built from his ideas: the words, the drawn maps, Meli keeping you company. He gives the farm its voice and its echo.
Jasmin
Never would have imagined how much work goes into a hive to grow and to share.
She came to visit, like everyone does, and was enchanted by the scent of the hive. Now she helps bring Luna and Meli’s journey to life with her illustrations and ideas.
The grandchildren
The generation discovering freedom in the nature of the farm.
Like the pistachios, they still have some growing to do before they bear fruit… but they already feel that belonging to a hive is something sweet and fragrant.
Alongside us now and then
The neighbours
Give a hand, a tractor or a piece of advice when it is needed.
Out here nobody finishes things alone. The neighbours are always around, or turn up on the day something heavy has to move, the water pump needs fixing or something else comes up, and they leave with a biscuit in hand or a mate before sunset.
Alongside us now and then
The volunteers
They come for a while and stay in the walls they helped raise, or in the trees they planted.
Some stay only a few days, others come back every year. Every clay wall holds the hands of people who are no longer here, and some trees were planted by interns… Everything grows with everyone.
Alongside us now and then
The schools
They arrive with thirty questions and leave with eyes shining with happiness, wanting more.
School visits are the reason this is an educational project and not only a farm. That is where “Las abejas educan” was born.
Alongside us now and then
The family
They come and go. They bring ideas, art, ceramics, advice and good barbecues.
Each of them, with their own experience, backs us up and adjusts the hive’s GPS so we never lose our bearings.
The hive keeps growing
There are still empty cells. There always are.
Tap a cell to read it again.
How we work
Everything that grows here grows slowly and by hand: no chemicals, with the patience of several generations. This isn’t just a farm, it’s an educational project — for our children, grandchildren, and for whoever visits us. We believe that teaching people to observe the land is worth as much as what it gives us.