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Africa: Poor Nutrition Could Be Another Reason for Drop in Honey Bee Population
The Conversation Africa, 19 October 2015
Honey bees are essential for pollination of wild and cultivated plants, and honey production. As a result honeybee colonies are managed all over the world. Bees and other… Read more »
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Africa: How African Honey Bees Can Help Mitigate Global Colony Losses
The Conversation Africa, 7 October 2015
Managed honeybee population stocks are declining in many countries, worrying scientists, the public and politicians. This decline affects us all, as it poses a risk to food… Read more »
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South Africa: Pesticides Are Not the Only Way to Deal With Our Biggest Food Competitor - Insects
The Conversation Africa, 30 September 2015
This article is not about how to prevent ants from eating your sandwich on a picnic. But it is about mankind's greatest competitor for our global food resource: insects. We know… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Inducing Sweetness Into Beekeeping
The Herald, 18 September 2015
What do China, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, Zambia, Egypt, United Kingdom, The Netherlands and Malawi have in common? Answer: Zimbabwe imports honey from all those countries… Read more »
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Uganda: 'Adopt Modern Beekeeping'
Monitor, 2 September 2015
Bee farmers should adopt modern methods of beekeeping to boost exports as honey has proven to be a source of income for rural communities especially in northern, eastern and… Read more »
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Uganda: Annual Honey Week to Focus On Youth and Women
Monitor, 19 August 2015
"Transforming youths and women from subsistence to commercial apiculture" is the theme for the 2015 national honey week conference and exhibition. Information from the event… Read more »
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Nigeria: How to Start Bee Farming - Farmer
Daily Trust, 6 August 2015
Pastor Gideon Dagunduro, is an award-winning bee farmer with farms spread across Abuja and Ilorin who has also helped in establishing farms for many people across Nigeria. As a… Read more »
African Colonies the Bee's Knees
The African honeybee populations have so far largely coped with the arrival of new parasites and pathogens. But measures should be put in place to maintain their apparently healthy status, writes Vincent Dietemann in The Conversation Africa.
