Bees/or Development Journal 87
LETTERS
5th CARIBBEAN
BEEKEEPING CONGRESS The most important event on the Caribbean
Beekeeping Calendar Georgetown GUYANA 9-14 November 2008
Thanks for the latest issue of the Journal. was interested to see Chromolaena odorata featured on page 7 though would query the entry under Apicultural value. \n Bas-Congo the plant is the most important source of honey, flowering from April to July (see page 42 in Latham, 2005 Some honey bee plants of Bas-Congo Province, Democratic Republic of Congo). wonder whether a mistake was made |
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Hosted by the Guyana Beekeepers’ Association and the Government of Guyana In
Chromolaena odorata
collaboration with the Association of Caribbean
Beekeepers’ Organizations
Congress theme Promoting organic beekeeping in Guyana and the Caribbean through strategic investment A forum for discussion and exchange of ideas and technical information for everyone involved in the beekeeping industry. Guyana is a tropical, mountainous country, still retaining vast rain forests and excellent biodiversity. This will be a unique and interesting Congress. International delegate fee US$300 Caribbean delegate fee US$200
as there are a number of references regarding the fact that bees do not collect pollen from the flowers, only nectar (see under Eupatorium odoratum in: Crane ef al (1984) Directory of important world honey
sources and Thapa & Wongsiri (1997) Eupatorium odoratum: a honey plant for beekeepers in Thailand. Bee World 78 (4) 175-178). also have a handwritten note from Marieke Mutsaers whilst in Nigeria stating that bees do not collect pollen from this plant. |
Paul Latham Thanks to Paul for this observation - the text in Trees Bees Use, BfD Journal 86 should have read: Apicultural value: Chromolaena odorata is a good source of nectar for bees.
Semi-desert plants Thank you for sending the copies of B/D Journal and other booklets. We will send you a report when we finish the training session. We have a suggestion for Cabesi-Self-Help Project who featured in BfDJ 85, December 2007 - concerning their problem of the land being semi-desert. They should use vetiver grass on this !and and they can
also plant Neem trees. contact us.
Further details www.agriculture.gov.gy
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Simon Ngwainmbi, Director, BERUDEP. Belo Division, Cameroon
ASIAN APICULTURAL ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE Oth
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Hangzhou Zhejiang CHINA The Conference will bring together researchers, scientists, project managers, extension
Specialists, development workers, beekeepers and entrepreneurs sharing a common interest in bees, from Asia as well as Europe, America, Australia and Africa. Papers are invited on Bee biology and
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Beekeeping economy
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