BEEKEEPING / INSPECTION / EXTENSION
BEEKEEPING BY David Mita Aluku (DMALUKU) Beekeeping in Kenya Featured snippet from the web Kenya has great potential in beekeeping as 80 per cent of the land mass is classified as arid and semi-arid . These regions have an abundance of flora, such as acacia trees, and other factors capable of supporting a bee industry all year round. Why Do We Need More Beekeepers? Most people, when they think of bees, think of honey, the sweetest gift from the honey bee. Most people never think of how bees pollinate our crops, directly affecting Virginia agriculture. Approximately 1/3 of all our food requires pollinating by bees or other pollinators. Some important fruit and vegetable crops which require honey bee pollination include apples, blueberries, strawberries, cantaloupes, squash, and watermelons. The yield on these crops would be severely diminished without the honey bee. The populations of native bees has been in decline for several decades due to environmental stress and various ...