Bees for Development Survey

In January 2015 we sent a survey to 2,549 recent users of Bees for Development’s Information Services. The questions concerned BfD Journal, Resource Boxes and our website Information Portal. We used the online Survey Monkey service and by 3 February had received 583 replies. We do not have email addresses for all of you and so we sent a survey by post to those whose Journal subscription is due for renewal. We thank all of you who responded. If you have not yet completed the survey – there is still time!

Winners

The names of everyone who responded so far have been entered into a draw to win a BfD T Shirt. The first 40 winners are:

Anamaria Marques Vincenzi (Brazil), Sobere Traore (Burkina Faso), Gerard Nduwayo (Burundi), Nyonta Emmanuel, Eric Fongoh, Apella Magellan, Michael Tchana (Cameroon), Cheng Lihong (China), Paul Mulala Bahati (DR Congo), Denbeshu Debeko, Amene Haileselassie (Ethiopia), Abraham Allotey, Peter K Kwapong (Ghana), Janice Frasier (Guyana), Balazsi Tomori (Hungary), Arumainayagam Raja Samson (India), Reza Shahrouzi (Iran), Agape Adams (Jamaica), Stephen Mutai, David Njuguna, Dickson Omandi (Kenya), Zakhifa Omorbekova (Kyrgyz Republic), Catherine Chunga, Victor Mhango (Malawi), Marie Lefrancois (Martinique), Elsa Joubert (Namibia), Aliyu Bamall. Mulero Emmanuel, Tobias Ukeh (Nigeria), Prasad R Attygalle (Sri Lanka), Fasili Masalu Boniphace, Martin A Chang’a, Joyce Kombe, M K Tarishi (Tanzania), Gladstone Solomon (Trinidad & Tobago), Dickson Biryomumaisho, Tommy Ojan Egits, Edepu Dan Egoriait, Mark Rutaro (Uganda), Kenneth Zalimba (Zambia).

An additional ten T Shirts are available to be won by those who received the survey by post.

Have you read or downloaded articles from the Information Portal?

Yes, I have read them online 60.2%

Yes, I have downloaded them 38.3%

No, but I plan to read or download articles 16.5%

No, the article I wanted was not available 2.9%

*The original article has a pie chart showing the results which is not available on this mobile friendly version.

Facts

• People from 84 countries responded

• Uganda and Kenya are equal with their respondents: 53!

• Women respondents: 13%

• Roles of respondents: 44% beekeepers, 35% working in training/advice, 31% project/ NGO workers

• 89% of respondents read BfD Journal

• 15% of BfD Journals are read by more than 100 people

Survey Results

What happens next?

We have listened to what you have told us. We will make changes to what we deliver, and how. We will consider:

• Offering BfD Journal in electronic form

• Increasing articles about experiences from beekeepers and projects

• Providing more information about generating income from beekeeping

• Adding video content to the Information Portal

• Increasing the diversity of materials in Resource Boxes

Comments

“A big thank you to BfD. I was able to start up my mobile honey business resulting from information accessed through BfD Journal”. Emmanuel Ngolobe, Uganda

“I would like so much to receive information in Spanish”. Cayo Cesar Alarcon Duhart, Chile

“Next week I will retire from the government. I will continue working and will fully utilise the Information Portal and share the knowledge to farmers in western Nepal”. Birendra Bahadur Hamal, Nepal

“Thank you for sending BfD Journal, I am very grateful. I need a Resource Box containing picture cards to train those in rural areas who cannot read or write”. Akinrotimi Odedele, Nigeria

“I would like to receive BfD Journal in Swahili because I use them also to teach and advise beekeepers who do not know English language”. Prisca Ntabaye, Tanzania

Should we change Bees for Development Journal style and format?

*The original article has a graph showing the results which is not available on this mobile friendly version.

Information Portal

66% of respondents said they used our online Informational Portal - online articles, reports and topics concerning beekeeping worldwide. Use the ‘search’ facility to find your area of interest:

www.beesfordevelopment.org/ resources-for-beekeepers/ informationportal

How often do you look at Bees for Development Journal?

Around once a week 47.3%

Around once a month 41.2%

Less than once a month 11.5%

*The original article has a pie chart showing the results which is not available on this mobile friendly version.

Have you read or downloaded articles from the Information Portal?

Yes 89.6%

No 2.0%

Not Sure 8.4%

*The original article has a pie chart showing the results which is not available on this mobile friendly version.

Resource Boxes

33% of respondents have requested a Resource Box of training materials. These provide community beekeeper trainers with materials for their work. The Boxes include issues of BfD Journal, training modules, picture cards, posters and booklets dispatched in a strong box for safe-keeping.

40% of Resource Box users told us that each Box benefits more than 50 people:

www.beesfordevelopment.org/ resources-for-beekeepers/ resource-boxes

How often do you use the Resource Box contents?

I used it once 9.8%

I use it regularly 76.7%

I have displayed the contents where they are seen by many people 10.5%

Other 3.0%

*The original article has a pie chart showing the results which is not available on this mobile friendly version.

How do you use the contents of the Resource Box?

I use the contents for training purposes 71.0%

I use the contents for my own use, as a beekeeper 4.3%

Yes, on my mobile/cell/smart phone 6%

I make the contents available as a resource for others to use 15.9%

I display the contents to provide information to others 8.0%

Other 0.7%

*The original article has a pie chart showing the results which is not available on this mobile friendly version.