See www3.telus.net for more information on beekeeping development. Conrad Bérubé has worked in numerous developing countries to promote small scale beekeeping as an income generating activity. Here are some basic techniques for working with the Kenya Top Bar Hive (KTBH) an appropriate technology option useful for working with the African bee and/or in apicultural development projects.
See www3.telus.net for more information on Famer-to-Farmer and/or beekeeping development. Mohammed Ali Ibrahim, OIC Tamale Beekeeping Technical Specialist, and Conrad Bérubé, Farmer to Farmer Volunteer, inspect bee trees near Tamale, Northern Region Ghana.
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Richard, Nick, Jeremy and Grace transport bee frames from the suburbs of Merstham, Surrey to Holmbury St Mary, high up in the Surrey hills, ready for the spring and summer. It is also a chance to count the number of colonies in the hives, wearing beekeepers’ veils. Only six of the hives are colonised so far this year. The Latin quotation is “ingentis animos angusto in pectore verant” – Great hearts beat in tiny chests. Note these hives are painted with bee-friendly preservative, not paint …
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