Rivas Bees Receive Prestigious Recognition in Watsonville

Anselmo Rivas, owner of Rivas Bees, inspects a blueberry field in Watsonville and has been honored as the Santa Cruz County Farm Bureau's 2026 Farmer of the Year. His dedication to agriculture spans from his youth on his family's farm in Mexico to managing apple orchards in Pajaro Valley. Currently, he focuses on his family's beekeeping business, where honey bees gather nectar from raspberries near Rivas Honey's bee boxes.