Student educates himself through income from beekeeping

Author: Agbeti, P
Language: English
Year of publication: 2009
Number of pages: 1
Type of publication: Your Story
Publisher: Bees for Development
Publication location: Text on this website
Country: Ghana
Region: West Africa

My name is Prosper Agbeti from Ghana. I was born to a low income family.  After I completed my Junior High School I was left to find some work in the street of Accra, the capital city of Ghana.  I sold ice cream and pure water to be able to make a living and also help my parents.  One day, I met a man who told me to enter into beekeeping since it is a lucrative job.  The next day, he taught me how to colonise a beehive with bees, he also taught me how to protect myself from bee stings, harvesting and processing the honey.  Ever since I have set up 20 sets of Langstroth 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 parent\'s assistance.  I am also reading more information on bees. I am also the manager of Bees for Developments (Ghana).  I want to establish branches throughout Ghana.  The future is promising.  This is my story.  Propser Agbati, Kasoa, Ghana. September 2009.