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Overall good company with cheaper prices than french beekeeping websites. Got delays for certain products but after a chat with customers service they updated me on the shipping dates. Good de... See more
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About La tienda del apicultor
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🐝 Bienvenido a La Tienda del Apicultor 🐝
Desde 2013, en La Tienda del Apicultor hemos sido el punto de referencia para apicultores en toda Europa. Con más de 100.000 clientes satisfechos y presencia en países como España, Francia, Alemania e Italia, nos enorgullece ofrecer productos de alta calidad, cuidadosamente seleccionados de los mejores proveedores internacionales y producidos por nosotros mismos.
🌍 Nuestro compromiso va más allá de la venta. Nos apasiona promover el conocimiento de la apicultura, ofreciendo cursos de apicultura especializados y un catálogo que evoluciona constantemente para satisfacer las necesidades de nuestros clientes. Con más de 3.000 productos en stock, cubrimos todo lo que un apicultor pueda necesitar, desde colmenas Langstroth hasta extractores de miel, siempre con un enfoque en la sostenibilidad y el bienestar de las abejas.
📦 Nos esforzamos para que tu experiencia de compra sea sencilla y satisfactoria, garantizando entregas rápidas y un servicio de atención al cliente siempre dispuesto a ayudarte. Ya sea que necesites Apipasta para tus abejas o trajes de apicultor de alta calidad, cada pedido es tratado con cuidado, asegurando que llegue a tiempo y en perfectas condiciones.
Te invitamos a explorar nuestra tienda online o a visitarnos en nuestras instalaciones en Valencia. En La Tienda del Apicultor, estamos aquí para apoyarte en cada paso de tu camino como apicultor. ¡Únete a nuestra comunidad y confía en nosotros para todas tus necesidades apícolas! 🛒
Líderes en España en el sector de la Apicultura
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- Envíos rápidos, catálogo en stock y asesoramiento.
- Empresa líder en el sector de la apicultura, con el mayor catálogo e instalaciones.
Líderes en venta de suministros apícolas en España y uno de los referentes en Europa.
Envíos rápidos, catálogo en stock y asesoramiento.
Tenemos mucho stock
Tu tienda apícola especialista con un catálogo de más de 3.000 referencias.
Te lo ponemos muy fácil
Paga a plazos cómodamente. Sin trámites, directamente al finalizar tu pedido.
Somos rápidos
Envíos express y seguros a toda Europa. En menos de 48/72h. Además, 100% neutros en carbono.
Somos apicultores
No somos Amazon, sabemos de abejas. Por eso todas tus dudas tienen una respuesta de especialista.
Contact info
Calle Casals, 4, 46790, Xeresa, Spain
- +34 670393011
- info@latiendadelapicultor.com
- latiendadelapicultor.com
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Reply from La tienda del apicultor
You paid for an article we did not actually have in stock, which means the stock on our website was wrong. That is the part we are fixing, and it is the most common complaint we get. If the order is still open, write to info@latiendadelapicultor.com with the order number and we'll give you either a real date or a refund for that line.
Dropshipper posing as beekeeping specialist, avoid
Two orders held hostage by a dropshipping outfit, avoid
This is the SECOND consecutive order La Tienda del Apicultor has taken payment for, then held hostage over items they advertised as in stock but never actually had. Not a one off. A pattern. And the pattern fits one thing: dropshipping.
The receipts:
Order 1, March 2026: Ref XMLUJCWMF, €234.10. ANEL item listed available. Paid. Order frozen. Item quietly pulled from site afterwards.
Order 2, April 2026: Ref 7FP57450AX265452G, €456.86. SAME ANEL item (AN2610N). SAME false stock listing. SAME tactic, payment taken, entire order held, item disappears from site days later.
And when the partial order finally did arrive, the quality control was non existent:
One ANEL clear plastic feeder arrived cracked, unusable.
The ANEL door fixtures sent did not match the base they shipped, making the entrance unit effectively unusable out of the box.
So not only do they list stock they do not have, when they do ship, they ship damaged goods and mismatched parts. Nobody at their end is checking what goes in the box. That is not a beekeeping specialist. That is a warehouse picker who has never opened a hive.
How they operate:
They take your money up front. They hold the ENTIRE order, including the items they do have, over a single out of stock line they should never have listed. They refuse partial dispatch. They refuse refunds on the available items. They make YOU chase, week after week, while your money sits in their account and your season slips away.
This is classic dropshipping behaviour. They do not hold the stock. They list it, take your money, then try to source it from the actual manufacturer (in this case ANEL in Greece) after the fact. When the manufacturer cannot supply, you get silence. Your money funds their cashflow while you wait.
When you escalate, you get Celeste Soriano on Zendesk (tickets 189876 and 192957) giving holding replies that go nowhere. When you push harder, they go completely silent.
What I had to do:
Open PayPal dispute PP-R-ASA-625461792 (€283.69 contested).
Issue a formal final deadline (25 April 2026) for a €100 goodwill voucher, a modest ask given this is the second identical incident plus the damaged and mismatched items.
Receive zero response.
Escalate simultaneously to OMIC, Junta Arbitral de Consumo, ECC-Net (cross border EU consumer enforcement), and notify ANEL Hellas directly that their Iberian "distributor" is actively damaging their brand.
Why this matters if you are a beekeeper:
Swarm season does not wait. Queens do not wait. A colony that needs equipment THIS week cannot accept it in six weeks after a PayPal case closes, and certainly cannot use a cracked feeder or a door that does not fit its base. A dropshipper sitting on your money during the peak Iberian nectar flow (late April to mid June) is not a supplier, they are an active threat to your apiary.
Buy from people who actually hold stock and check it:
Casa do Apicultor (Arganil, Portugal), casadoapicultor.com, real warehouse, ships in 48 hours.
Lyson, lyson.eu, direct from the factory in Poland, full hive systems, honest stock levels.
ANEL Hellas direct, anel.gr, for ANEL spare parts, no middleman games.
Bottom line:
Two consecutive orders. Phantom stock. A cracked feeder. Wrong door fixtures. Total silence when challenged. That is not bad luck, it is the entire business model: a dropshipping operation dressed up as a specialist beekeeping retailer. La Tienda del Apicultor has shown me twice now exactly what they are. Believe them the first time. Do not give them your season, your money, or your trust.
Avoid.
April 30, 2026
They delivered quickly at a good price
April 29, 2026
Reply from La tienda del apicultor
Promised 48 hours, delivered in 72: you are right, and the fix is on our side. Either we meet 48 or we stop publishing it. We are reviewing the delivery times shown on the site so they match what actually happens. If anything else went wrong with that order, write to info@latiendadelapicultor.com.
Ease of getting through the site
Ease of getting through the site.
Delivery took longer than expected.
April 23, 2026
Great choice of products and excellent…
Great choice of products and excellent qualité ! Fast delivery, I highly recommend.
April 23, 2026
Good
At the beginning a technical issue was happened,after I contacted the support and they were so professional, theye fixed the problem and at the end I bought the product.
I had a tracking system for my product and today I received the box.
April 23, 2026
fast and quality
April 21, 2026
Normally a great company with excellent…
Normally a great company with excellent stock. I am only marking them down slightly because I ordered some honey buckets to fit in with my harvest and they did not deliver them when they promised so I had to use other means.
April 17, 2026
I paid for 32 jars of honey, not 31. And this is the second time this happend
It is the second order I've placed, and it always arrives with broken glass items.
This time I sent a message via WhatsApp, and since then there has been no response.
The distribution company (MRW) is a disgrace. There are always problems. From not finding the address, to calling and then not following instructions, etc.
Very disappointed.
April 15, 2026
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