Bee book for children

Fascinating facts and loads of fun for children. All about honey bees. Download here

Support our Cyclists!

Bernie Thomas & Jeff Hayward are cycling the RideLondon - Surrey 100 event on 4 August 2013 to raise funds for Bees for Development Trust.  Help them to reach their targets by supporting them at Just Giving - click here for Bernie, click here for Jeff.  Thank you!

Most Celebrated Bee Tree at Pedu Lake Debarked to Die

The famous tree at Pedu Lake, Malaysia, has previously been on the front cover of our BFD Journal twice.  However, BFD has now got news that this famous and fabulous tree has been debarked.  Unfortunately this means that the tree will now almost certainly die. Read the full story

In aid of Bees for Development Trust

Sharing beekeeping experiences for beginners. Event at Hebden Bridge, UK. Proceeds to Bees for Development Trust. details.

Guiding Hope of Cameroon wins first prize at African Business Awards

Our partner Guiding Hope of Cameroon  won first prize as Best New Business at the 2011 Africa Small Medium and Micro Enterprise Awards. See Press release here

Role of beekeeping in climate change mitigation

Tanzania set to create bee reserves to protect beekeeping livelihoods and tackle climate change. Read about it here.