Bees for Development Journal 127 June 2018
University, a new work of ten trial hive fence projects are presently being tested to see if they can reduce human-elephant conflict for rural farms in central Sri Lanka.
farmers in the form of pollination services and a sustainable income from honey and wax products”. The initiative is already harvesting honey from the hives and four beekeeping workshops have taken place to boost beekeeping knowledge and honey processing skills. Further Asian hive fence collaborations are being formed with scientists in India, Nepal and Thailand.
“We have a wonderful community of willing farmers there who are helping us to understand if hive fences could work to reduce conflict in the intensely high human-elephant conflict zone”, said Dr King. “Although hive fences may not completely stop elephant crop raids, the honey bees provide other benefits to the
First published in American Bee Journal (March 2018)
Karunadasa family bounty of honeycomb
Bee hive fence donated by Kiss Me Organics
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