Construction begins - Beekeeping Training Centre

It was an exciting day at the Timothy Centre – the long anticipated work on the beekeeping training centre began.  Just over a month ago we received funds from a US grant we had applied for, to construct a bee keeping training shelter and a honey collection and refinery building.

 

 

We had already fenced off an area on the property to house the apiary, and with the help of Lester Leow, ten hives have been transferred to the site.

All of the hives are thriving with active colonies.

The apiary will contain a variety of hives including the top bar, langstroth, and traditional hives.  The apiary will serve to provide ‘on hands’ training for community members.

Lesster will  play a key part in helping to training the local community in beekeeping.  We are hoping to begin our first training session in July in the newly constructed training shelter.

Local subsistence farmers in the area will benefit greatly from this training, enabling them to learn how to safely handle the African bee, produce first quality honey,  and thereby assist them to increase their level of income.