Beekeeper stories

Here at Bees for Development we work at the heart of a worldwide network of beekeepers, project workers and researchers concerned with all aspects of bees and beekeeping. We communicate with thousands of people every year. We have close working relationships with many partners, and we have met even more people personally. Of course, there are still more of you that we will never meet, but we would like to know more about you. There are many people, small groups and NGOs working hard to help improve skills and capabilites. We would like to hear about your work, your research, your beekeeping or your training courses - especially if you have used the resources provided by Bees for Development. This will help us to better understand what is useful, and to improve the resources we offer, and we may be able to share your stories as encouragement to others.

Do tell us your story: we will be delighted to hear from you. Please complete and submit this form.

Beekeeping has raised income levels, increased crop yields due to pollination and is conserving vegetation. The bees forage on the Moringa planted for nutritional and medicinal purposes, especially in the dry season when there are less flowers and nectar.

John E K Gohoho, Penyi Agroforestry Group Beekeepers Association, Ghana 2011

‘My name is Prosper Agbeti from Ghana. I was born to a low-income family. After completing junior high school, I was left to find some work on the street of Accra, the capital city of Ghana, selling ice cream and water to make a living and help my parents. One day, I met a man who told me to take up beekeeping, since it is a lucrative job. The next day, he taught me how to colonise bees, protect myself from bee stings, and harvest and process honey. Since then I have set up 20 sets of long stroth bee hives in the Volta region of Ghana. I am currently training people in the rural areas of Ghana. Through beekeeping I have completed my high school education without my parents assistance. I am also reading more information on bees and am the manager of Bees for Development, Ghana. I want to establish branches throughout Ghana…’ 

Prosper Agbeti, Ghana 2010