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Bees for Development Journal 102
Dear friends
Bees for Development’s offices are in Monmouth, a small town in South Wales in the west of Britain. From here we publish this Journal and distribute it worldwide, provide training resources to beekeepers in developing countries, manage our international projects, and run our Information Service. Recently we have created a small shop and Information Centre to raise local awareness of bees and beekeeping. Many British people are now enthusiastic to become beekeepers, and this new area is often full of visitors asking about the craft: we are happy to see beekeeping’s new profile as a cool and modern activity! For many years we have been working to enable bee product trade in many countries, and now for the first time we are selling ourselves.
Stingless beekeepers in El Salvador
ISSUE No 102 March 2012 In this issue
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Importance of stingless bees in El Salvador....................................... 3 Stakeholders share hive technology experiences........................ 5 Recent research.................................... 6 Letters ................................................. 6 Trees Bees Use..................................... 7 Marketing strategy for honey in Ethiopia............................................ 8 40 nations eligible for honey import by EU........................................ 9 Notice Board ........................................ 9 News around the World...................... 10 Look and Learn Ahead ........................ 12 Notice Board ...................................... 12 Bookshelf ........................................... 14
BfD Journal Our quarterly magazine distributed to readers in over 130 countries Editor Nicola Bradbear PhD Co-ordinator Helen Jackson BSc Subscriptions cost £26 per year - see page 15 for ways to pay Readers in developing countries: can apply for a sponsored subscription using the form on page 16 or through our website Bf D Trust works to assist beekeepers in developing countries. See page 16 for how to become a Supporter. UK Registered Charity1078803
Bees for Development Post
1 Agincourt Street Monmouth NP25 3DZ, UK Phone +44 (0)1600 714848 info@beesfordevelopment.org www.beesfordevelopment.org
Our shop stocks produce from local beekeepers, as well as African honey and candles, and a range of equipment for sustainable beekeeping. A very important aspect is to inform visitors about the goods they are buying and who produced them, and we display a great range of secondary products made with honey and beeswax. We are pleased that Ghana and Madagascar have now joined the list of African nations eligible to export honey to the EU (see page 9) and hope to soon feature their honeys alongside the other beautiful bee products in our display.
SUPPORT: Bees for Development Trust acknowledge Panta Rhea Foundation, E H Thorne (Beehives) Ltd, the Waterloo Foundation and the many beekeeping groups and individuals who support our work. Please encourage your friends and colleagues to help.
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