May 13
Check out this great TED Talk by Anand Varma. The photos are fantastic… We’ve heard that bees are disappearing. But what is making bee colonies so vulnerable? Photographer Anand Varma raised bees in his backyard — in front of a camera — to get an up close view. This project, for National Geographic, gives a lyrical …
Apr 06
This was the first working session in support of the Vision community beekeepers of Mji wa Haruma. Seven of the group attended a morning inspection and pest control session. The group was quite keen. FKF Chief Scout, John Chege, said the group was at first surprised that someone as young as me knows so much about bee-keeping.
Apr 04
Leon Croze visits Karura Forest to inspect the beekeeping activities there. Says Croze, “Some of the Haruma Village hives are showing a lot of neglect, but others seems to be well-maintained and productive. The people need more training and effort to achieve a successful honey harvest. The potential is great due to all the beautiful …
Feb 16
ICIPE has produced a really good little booklet on the importance of rearing good queen bees. You can read it here.
Feb 14
ICIPE (African Insect Science for Food and Health) is a major international organisation based right here in Nairobi. Last November, Deputy President Ruto opened ICIPE’s new African Reference Library for Bee Health. ICIPE works to: fight pests and diseases of bees, such as the varroa mite and Nosema apis, which can cause the death of …
Feb 13
Just been up to Tsavo with Tone and Sean sorting out 70 langstroth hives. Really hot and melting the drawn out combs so they cant produce honey. But lots of Melia trees will be lovely honey. They are building an apiary, and I plan to go up again and put the hives in the apiary …
Feb 13
CCD is a terrible problem threatening bees throughout the world. Fortunately, we don’t see much of it in Africa… yet! Click here for an article on CCD. Help prevent CCD: Bee organic!
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