Bees for Development Journal
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NEWS FRO M NAMIBIA New bee stamps Roland Graf zu Bentheim had a surprise for Friends of the Bees, Windhoek at their January meeting with the launch of new stamps featuring the honeybees of Namibia. The artist of the stamps, Anja Denker, attended the meeting.
The first day covers feature South African honeybees Apis mellifera scutellata working on Cleome hirta (pretty lady) and Acacia mellifera. The N$3.15 stamp shows Clerodendron uncinatum (cat's claw), the N$2.70 features the daisy Didelta spinosa, the 'mail paid' stamp depicts Senecio arenarius, the postcard stamps show Claviflora birch aloe, and the standard mail stamp features the sickle bush Dichrostachys cinerea africana. The stamps are even ‘date stamped' with an excellent frank depicting a bee. For more information contact
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Friends of the Bees Friends of the Bees was founded by Roland Graf zu Bentheim in January 2003. Their targets are to protect the bees in Namibia and to increase the number of swarms and colonies, hence increasing pollination potential for the whole country. At the group's first anniversary meeting Mr Zu Bentheim reported that there are still too many swarms of bees being destroyed, either by poisoning or burning, and that through negligence and carelessness too many people are losing their lives.
Suggestions for the future -
To establish a Namibian Honeybee Association. To establish separate associations in towns all over Namibia to help people with
any problems associated with bees. -
To instigate legislation to protect bees from extinction. - To demonstrate the working of the colony to help people gain an insight into the
world of the bee. train at least 1000 beekeepers each with 3-5 colonies. - To encourage farmers, land owners, guest farms and lodges to keep hives on their property. - To harvest only pure honey. - To hold the first Namibian Bee Show in 2005. - To
These suggestions will help the bee industry open a new space in the economy: employment will be created and at the same time healthy living will be promoted. Friends of the Bees Newsletter, March 2004 tr
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