About Us

AZ Hives North America LLC was founded by a U.S. military family with roots in the Midwest and New England.  We have spent the last 20 years all over the world, and now reside in Rhode Island, USA.

Our family heritage with agriculture goes back many generations.  Working with bees in the USA is a natural extension of our family’s agricultural heritage in Slovenia.  Our experience living and traveling in Slovenia goes back to 1999, when our founder visited their family’s ethnic homeland, and became familiar with Slovenia’s AŽ Hives. Our interest in the use of AŽ hives for apitherapy for respiratory ailments led us to transition our own apiary from Langstroth hives to the Slovenian AŽ Hive system in 2017. We were immediately impressed with its ease of management, protection of bees from the elements, and comfort and flexibility for the beekeeper.  

We invite you to come have a look at our AŽ Hive products and the Slovenian system of beekeeping.  You will soon see why, whatever your age, your physical capability or the number of hives you manage, the Slovenian AŽ Hive is a superior system of beekeeping that can work for you