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Nevis Beekeepers’ Co-operative have launched an Appeal in an effort to get their beehouse reestablished and to renew the extraction of honey and the candle making The stone structure was undamaged by the heat and it can be repaired. Cost of the repair work is
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A two day Beekeeping & Development training programme was held in March in Bangladesh. The programme was organised by Abu Bakar Siddique and chaired by Dr Mokarram Hossain of the Bee Researcl. and Development Institute Professor Azadur Rahman was the chief speaker
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estimated in the region of $10,000 The government is to help with this Candlemaking and straining equipment will cost $1000 The cost of replacing the extracting equipment is estimated at $3000 This is needed urgently as the honey will need extracting soon. Your assistance would be greatly valued at this time of loss. Please send any donation to: Kirsty Henderson, 37 Heslinglon Road, York, YO| SAR, UK, and it will be forwarded
The safety of neem (Azadirachta indica) for honey bees is being established at the Coconut Research Station, Veppankulam in India. The efficacy of neem derivatives against the various major pests of coconut palm has already been proved However the safety of neem derivatives to the pollinating honey bees Apis cerana, Apis florea and also the stingless bee Melipona iridipennis has not been explored For this reason sprays with neem oil at concentrations of 6% and 3%, neem seed extracts at 10% and 5% and neem seed kernel extracts at 10% and 5%, were given to newly opened coconut spathes, and spathes having receptive female flowers (buttons) with nectar, in the crown of individual palms We used a hand operated, high volume sprayer during the late evening. Observations at 0800 and 0900 hours on the next and subsequent days revealed that the neem sprays did not deter the normal visits of the three bee species to the treated palms Source. S Sadakathulla
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Farmers in the Lambayeque area of Peru have developed an IDB-financed beekeeping project from being simply a source of extra income into their principal livelihood
Participating in the project are some 500 small-scale farmers from the valleys of La Leche, Chancay and Zafia The farmers have been producing and exporting their honey since receiving [DB financing in 1982. Because of their success, the IDB, through Peru's National Foundation for Development, is helping to expand their activities. Now, with 10 years of experience and new technology, and with additional financing from the IDB, the beekeepers will produce a range of derivatives for use in the production of soap, shampoo, creams and even wine.
The farmers plan to expand the number of beehives by 6000 and bring in an additional 500 farmers as new beekeepers They will then be able to produce some 500 tonnes of honey per year, or 20% of the national production. The product is marketed both domestically and abroad. Source: Jorge Zavaleta, The IDB, January/February
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