Welcome to Bees for Development's Information Portal. Here you will find a vast range of bee-related information, much of it unique to this site. We have organised the information within the 12 themes shown left, each containing up to three levels of increasingly detailed information. We also guide you to a wealth of relevant papers, articles and books.
Please use the Search box - right - to search for specific countries or topics, which may not be apparent from the list of topics below.
As far as possible, items are provided here as articles within the website or as external links. However, for some references you may have to approach a library or other source.
This Information Portal represents a labour of love for us here at Bees for Development. Everything here is available free as part of our continuing endeavour to promote bees and beekeeping as means for improving the livelihoods of people in developing countries. We are continuously adding texts and welcome your suggestions for information to include here.
Do browse our Store even if you do not intend to buy. Listed are many useful, low print run, and hard-to-obtain books and other media, and most have informative reviews.
| Apiculture world wide |
| Beekeeping by nation |
| Beekeeping by region |
| Bees world wide |
| Approaches to beekeeping |
| Bees and people |
| Natural beekeeping |
| Sustainable beekeeping |
| Bee species & races |
| Distribution of honey bees |
| Honey bee races |
| Honey bee species |
| Other bees |
| Stingless bees |
| Bees, plants & pollination |
| Bee forage |
| Pollination |
| Trees bees use |
| Undesirable forage sources |
| Conservation & environment |
| Beekeeping in protected areas |
| Bees and ecology |
| Bees and forests |
| Climate change and bees |
| Protecting bees |
| Honey bee biology & behaviour |
| Basic honey bee biology |
| Social behaviour |
| Honey bee health & welfare |
| Diseases |
| Other problems for bees |
| Parasites |
| Pesticides |
| Pests |
| Predators |
| Honey bee products |
| Adding value to bee products |
| Bees |
| Beeswax |
| Honey |
| Medicinal uses of bee products |
| Pollen |
| Propolis |
| Royal Jelly |
| Venom |
| Honey hunting |
| Markets & trade |
| Apitrade Africa |
| Bee importation |
| Exporting to the EU |
| Fairtrade certification |
| Legislation |
| Marketing honey and beeswax |
| Organic beekeeping |
| Product statistics |
| Practical beekeeping |
| Bee hives |
| Colony management |
| Equipment |
| Harvesting and handling honey |
| Harvesting beeswax |
| Rafter methodology |
| Rearing and breeding bees |
| Safety for beekeepers |
| Training & education |
| Designing a beekeeping training course |
| Important issues in training |
| Organising beekeeping training provision |
| Sample lesson plans |
| Training and training links |
| Workshop reports |
| Understanding terms |