Bee Farm project

BEE FARM

During a visit to Chainda last year by Michael and Katrina McGirr, they met with a bee farmer who was promoting the benefits of bee keeping as an ideal small-scale income generating activity, as there is a ready market for honey, wax and other bee products both locally and abroad.

It is a sustainable activity as it requires little cost input and little space. It can be practised on a small area, as bees do not compete with livestock for space or food. And unlike agriculture, beekeeping does not require good soil.Further, it has positive ecological consequences, as bees play a vital role in pollination of many flowering plants and crops, thus increasing the yield of major food crops such as beans, melons, sunflower and various fruits.

Some of the families are suffering from extreme poverty hence the bee farming scheme would improve their socio-economic status as well as providing a nutritious food supplement for their children.Apart from providing villagers with bee hive and swam boxes, the villagers will also be trained on how to manage and harvest honey.We hope to have the hives available in late spring for harvest in the summer.