Beekeeping was never in my mind as I grew up. But seeing my father keeping bees, and later studying at the Zimbabwe College of Forestry, inspired me to begin my own journey with bees and forests. My name is Morat Mutisi. I am a beekeeper by passion and profession, serving as Operations Director
World Bee Day – Planting Trees for Pollinators and Beekeepers The loss of forests globally is happening at an alarming rate, and Zimbabwe is no exception. This loss is occurring at a time when climate change is an undeniable reality. It calls for a shift in mindset to address the challenges we face.
Across Africa, Nature-based beekeeping is helping communities protect forests, adapt to climate change and build sustainable incomes. To explore how this approach can be shared more widely, we held a Africa-wide Nature-based Beekeeping Summit at the offices of The Uganda National Apiculture Development Association (TUNADO). We invited our partners from Ethiopia, Ghana and Zimbabwe
At Working for Bees in Zimbabwe, our recent community-based natural resources projects have identified fire as a major threat. We have seen that these communities play an important role in fire management however our experience has shown that in many community-based projects, fire management has not been addressed. This has resulted in less effective
In 2024 we began a new project called Bees and Trees in the Makoni district of Zimbabwe. This project aims to support people living in poverty and improve the biodiversity of the area. The central theme of the Bees and Trees project is to set up a tree nursery with the capacity to grow
Whilst I was a student on the Diploma program at Zimbabwe College of Forestry (ZCF), I learnt about the great importance that bees and trees have for our daily lives – in short that we cannot do without bees and trees. My passion for working with bees and trees led me to the role
At Working for Bees, the belief is that an efficient and effective system for selling honey and other bee products is required within the beekeeping sector to encourage people to produce it. Once honey is produced it must find its way to the market but it has been very difficult for beekeepers to penetrate the
It has been a busy and productive year at Bees for Development and we have selected five of our favourite highlights of the year to share with you. After spending the summer training teachers, we launched six new Buzz Clubs in schools around Donkorkrom, Ghana. Florence Sefakor of Bees for Development Ghana took
Since the Green Match fundraising campaign in April, there has been much activity in Zimbabwe. Robert Mutisi, founder of our partner organisation Working for Bees, gives us an update below on the impact that the generous donations from our Green Match donors has had. Beekeeping training for landless women 40 landless women
The Green Match 2024 campaign was a huge success, and Working for Bees - the Zimbabwe partner of Bees for Development - are starting work with groups of women and their wider communities. Some of the positive impacts that will be realized as a result of the Bees and Trees project include contributing towards
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