Why A Majorcan Quit Her Secure Office Job To Become A Full-Time Apiarist

A Balearic beekeeper has revealed she resigned as a clerk after her late dad-in-law and sister urged her to uphold the family’s environmental legacy.

Mallorca-based Paquita Rosselló decided to resign as a public servant to fully focus on the organic honey farm in the small town of Capdepera five years ago.

Picture shows Paquita Rossell, undated. She decided to resign as a public servant to fully focus on the organic honey farm in the small town of Capdepera five years ago in Spain. (@beeloversanctuary, NewsX/Bee)

Speaking to local newspapers, the 48-year-old Spaniard said her late father-in-law had hoped his family would not abandon the organic beekeeping initiative he had launched many years ago.

When her cancer-stricken sister reminded her of his appeal, Paquita quit her office job.

Describing her passion, the Spanish apiculture enthusiast told the Ultima Hora newspaper: “My relationship with bees is a whole philosophy of life.”

Over the years, Paquita has rejected numerous lucrative offers to sell the 11-hectare estate. And recently, she registered an increasing number of requests for guided tours through her extensive organic garden.

Picture shows Paquita Rossell, undated. She decided to resign as a public servant to fully focus on the organic honey farm in the small town of Capdepera five years ago in Spain. (@beeloversanctuary, NewsX/Bee)

The Majorcan apiarist does take schoolchildren and individuals around her very own organic paradise. But she vowed: “I won’t turn it into another theme park.”

Paquita’s Instagram account – Bee Lover Sanctuary – has been launched only a few weeks ago. However, it has already amassed more than 1,400 followers.

The environmentally conscious beekeeper does not just manage 50,000 indigenous Mallorcan honeybees, a subspecies originating from the Spanish bee and the Africanised bee. She also ensures healthy biodiversity on the property by planting flowers the pollinators prefer.

Paquita – who sells honey, wax, soaps and other products at local markets – told the Mallorca Zeitung: “To me, bees are much more than producers of honey. Their pollinating activities ensure the continued existence of plants.”

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