In Issue 116

Issue 116: Sept 2015

In this issue

Healthy bees – Fresh pollen not concentrated feed......................... 3

T Shirt Winners............................. 5

Recent Research .......................... 5

Apitrade Africa News.................... 5

Paul Mzeka.................................... 5

Honey bees bring more cash from cashew.................................. 6

Practical beekeeping: Containers for honey...................11

Chipo Gono – bees inspire me....13

Look & Learn Ahead....................14

Hive beetles with honey bees and stingless bees.......................15

Bee Bee Tree................................17

Bookshelf.....................................18

Notice Board................................19

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Cover picture: Mrs Luccilia Dayuori leads a group of 20 women beekeepers in Tuna, a farming community in north Ghana. With support from GiZ African Cashew Initiative they have developed apiaries in cashew farms belonging to their husbands, families and friends. This combined effort has resulted in improved pollination of the cashew crop and additional income from the sale of honey and beeswax. Luccilia manages 20 colonies in top-bar hives on her husband’s farm and the other women in her group each keep five colonies to support their families.

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