We are thrilled to announce the commencement of this project. Muthangira Utugi Self Help Group, an established entity registered with the Ministry of Gender, Children, and Social Development since December 2016. Currently, the group consists of 17 members, predominantly female (14 females and 3 males), engaged in subsistence farming and other livelihood activities like table...
Bees4kenya joined other beekeepers in marking the World Bee Day celebrations. This year’s theme is “BEE ENGAGE WITH YOUTH”; it aims at creating awareness especially among the youth to take up bee keeping while engaging in environmentally friendly agricultural practices that do not harm the bee. The focus on youth is crucial as they are...
This is one of the supported groups of beekeepers based in Kabare location of Kirinyaga County with a primary objective of increasing fruit production for group through bee pollination as the group name suggests Yellow Ripe. Yellow Ripe is a Self Help Group whose initiative is fruit farming and source for marketing as a group...
Through the support of Bees Abroad, we carried out staff assessment on modern African Beekeeping. Our staff at Bees4Kenya were assessed on; 1. Manipulation of a honeybee colony. The assessment was carried out by British Beekeepers Association (BBKA) which is a charitable organization in UK who educates and trains beekeepers of the future. Our staff...
The meeting was about beekeeping as a source of livelihood and an alternative to some livelihood option with very small gloss margins. In attendance was H.E the Governor Joshua Irungu, Chief Officer Livestock Mary Gichuru , Anne Rowberry the current president British Beekeepers Association (BBKA), Margaret Murdin the past president BBKA, Joseph Gitonga of Bees4Kenya...
Beekeeping seems a fairly gender-neutral occupation in the UK today. It is true that the average man can carry more supers than the average woman, but we have all heard the maxim that ‘women make the best beekeepers because of their gentle handling techniques’.
Unlike the UK where beekeeping is often a hobby, in Kenya and other African countries it is principally for family food, income and sometimes medicine. It is an activity that can easily be carried out by men and women of any age. It is also an ideal activity for groups such as women’s groups, youth groups, men’s groups, church groups etc. as an income- generating activity.
Honey bees are fascinating creatures. They’ve got an incredible social structure within their hives, they play important roles in the pollination of many food plants we like, and honey is delicious. However, honey bees are also an introduced livestock species in North America and only one of about 4,000 kinds of bees found in North America.