La Rioja proposes aid of €112,875 for beekeeping in the 2026 campaign

Call for applications and provisional resolution

The Department of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Affairs and Environment of the Government of La Rioja has published in the Official Gazette of La Rioja number 156, of 17 August 2026, the proposed provisional resolution of the beekeeping aid corresponding to the 2026 campaign. The document, registered under file number 202608130123968 and reference BOR-A-20260817-III–3217, was signed in Logroño on 13 August 2026 by María José Soriano Vasaldúa, Head of the Income Aid and SIGC Service.

The proposal falls within the Apicultural Sectoral Intervention included in the National Strategic Plan of the Common Agricultural Policy, regulated by Order AGM/1/2023, of 6 July, which establishes the regulatory bases for the aid lines for the beekeeping sector. The call for applications was approved by Resolution 974/2026, of 3 June, published on 8 June 2026 in BOR number 107.

32 applications: 31 approved and one rejected

Of the 32 applications submitted within the deadline by beekeepers from La Rioja, 31 meet the requirements to be aid beneficiaries, as verified by the managing centre. The proposed resolution grants the subsidy to these 31 beneficiaries, listed in Annex I of the document, for a total amount of €112,875.93.

One application has been rejected. Annex II details that the creation of artificial conditions to obtain the aid was detected, in accordance with the provisions of Article 3.3 of Order AGM/1/2023 and Article 9.1 of Law 30/2022, of 23 December. The available credit was sufficient to cover all applicants who met the requirements.

Budget distribution and spending commitment

The total budget allocated to these aids amounts to €170,298.20, distributed across four budget items within Project 80590.11:

• €47,798.20 under item 05.02.01.4122.475.03
• €77,000.00 under item 05.02.01.4122.480.03
• €45,000.00 under item 05.02.01.4122.778.01
• €500.00 under item 05.02.01.4122.780.02

The spending commitment for the 2026 financial year is set out in three amounts: €46,881.71, €41,030.13 (in favour of the AGR Defensa Sanitaria Abejas «Apicultores Rioja») and €24,964.09. Likewise, a total excess expenditure of €57,422.27 is cancelled across the various budget items.

Eligible actions and limits per hive

The aid covers various actions in the beekeeping sector. Among the funded measures are treatments against varroosis (90% of the cost, up to €2.5 or €5 per hive depending on the number of treatments), products to increase hive vitality (up to €2.5/hive), wax renewal and conditioning (up to €2/hive), purchase of mated queens and swarms (50% of the cost, up to €10/hive), investments in productivity, insurance, rationalization of transhumance, and honey analysis.

The evaluation committee carried out a triennial cost moderation review dated April 14, 2026. Each invoice was verified by comparing offers or reference costs, excluding expenses that did not comply with the established moderation systems.

Appeal period

In accordance with Article 7.5 of Order AGM/1/2023, publication in the BOR serves for the purpose of the hearing procedure. A period of 10 business days is granted, starting from the day following publication, for interested parties to submit the allegations they deem appropriate. Once this period has elapsed without objections, the resolution will be submitted to the Directorate General of Agriculture and Livestock for final approval.

Source: Official Gazette of La Rioja, No. 156, August 17, 2026, section III “Other provisions and acts,” p. 14396 (official reference: BOR-A-20260817-III–3217, file 202608130123968).