About us
A breeding operation at the service of your business choices
Founded in Salento in 2022, Apicoltura Mille Terre is a young, dynamic business that has grown at an exponential pace, expanding its stock of colonies and the number of queens it produces year after year.
Although the company is recent, our founding partners and beekeepers bring more than 10 years of field experience, specialising both in queen bee production and in high-quality nucs and package bees.
Our rapid growth and the quality of what we offer come from the rigorous use of the best genetic lines: we select our breeder queens by working directly with the most respected breeders and selectors in Italy and abroad. Thanks to this standard of excellence, Apicoltura Mille Terre now has a solid network of partnerships across Europe and is a reliable partner for modern beekeeping.
The founder
Salvatore Cleobi Quarta
Born in 1991 and a graduate in History and Philosophy, he is the founder of Apicoltura Mille Terre. He came to beekeeping in 2016 and, after several experiences abroad — where he specialised in raising queen bees and nucleus colonies — he started his own beekeeping business in 2022.
Co-founder
Fabrizia Marangio
Born in 1994, with a diploma in languages, she is a co-founder of Apicoltura Mille Terre. She came to beekeeping in 2019: she specialises in grafting and queen rearing, and teaches beekeeping to groups of all ages.
Partner
Piergiorgio Foggiaro
Born in 1993, he came to beekeeping in 2017, turning curiosity into a real passion. He trained in the field alongside an experienced beekeeper, gaining experience in raising bees and managing hives. In 2021 he founded Apicoltura Wild Area, a personal project built around bees. In 2025 he became a partner in Mille Terre, sharing its values and its mission of making the most of this land.
Beekeeper
Lisa Pulli
Born in 1992, with a degree in Education Sciences, she came to beekeeping in 2024. Born and raised in the countryside, she has always had a strong bond with nature, which for her is an essential part of life. Today she devotes herself to beekeeping with real passion, looking after queen grafting in particular: work that calls for precision, skill and care for the bees' wellbeing.
Beekeeper
Cristina Buttazzo
Born in 1991, with a diploma in fashion techniques, she began her beekeeping journey in 2023, drawn by the appeal of the world of bees and honey making. She joined the team specialising in collecting queen bees, and over time, with passion, she has steadily widened her skills and responsibilities within the business.
