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UGANDA HONEY BLOGTraining on 5th July – 10th July 2010…………………….5th July saw the second batch of trainees undergoing the program. The idea of having the interviews for selection before training was prudent because we saw serious farmers who were prepared to pay the price of hard work. If not we will not be able to see the results if committed farmers were not chosen. ... [Read More] Tue, 13 Jul 2010 18:22:22 +0000 Official Birth of The 1st Beekeeping Training School in Uganda……………………10 years of struggle, ups and downs, zillions of stings and understanding Uganda’s apiculture had seen us establishing the first school for beekeepers in Uganda. The long awaited beekeeping school had finally arrived! Home base is at TIMOTHY CENTRE, MASAKA. Our school’s motto – “BEST” program – “BRINGING ECOLOGY AND SOCIETY TOGETHER”, defined our direction ... [Read More] Fri, 02 Jul 2010 20:08:02 +0000 Points to ponder…………………….God created these beautiful insects to help mankind, to produce honey for us. But with modernization of this industry with human intervention, these lovely queens have to succumb to stress and being defaced just because we human wanted to spot them easily out of conveniences. Some beekeepers would even go to the extend of clipping ... [Read More] Fri, 25 Jun 2010 15:58:01 +0000 You never knew…………………….Yesterday I received an email from a trading Company in Singapore telling me that they are interested to carry our honey products to be marketed back in my homeland. I guessed they could had gotten my contact either from the web or had read an article somewhere regarding my work as a honey farmer here. ... [Read More] Tue, 18 May 2010 12:53:05 +0000 A Winning Combination…………………….Honey harvesting season is over! El Nino had confused the farmers as well as the bees. When it was supposed to rain, it shone and when its time to shine, it was raining cats and dogs. This season the farmers had difficulties in harvesting due to the erratic weather. But still the show must go ... [Read More] Sun, 09 May 2010 12:46:17 +0000 Bees @ Village of Hope…………………….Over the weekend, I was invited to Village of Hope, in Masindi to assist in removing a colony of bees that had built its nest inside a rooftop of one of the building. The colony arrived at a bad time because Mike and his team were supposed to have the place fully operational by end ... [Read More] Tue, 20 Apr 2010 08:43:09 +0000 Honey is simple, keep it simple…………………….For the past year, my Singaporean friends who had been following my blog had urged me to write about the frequently asked questions on honey. There are so much information on the net concerning honey, having its own findings, rationales and reasons. I would just be duplicating what had already been written and I don’t ... [Read More] Mon, 29 Mar 2010 14:10:33 +0000 Introducing Eucalyptus Honey at our boutique…………………….Finally the test report is out and we are able to introduce a new range for our boutique, Eucalyptus honey. In our Mellisopalynology report, pollen count shows 95.8% belonging to the Myrtaceae family. Less than 3% consist of Mango, Combretaceae, Anacardiaceae, Senecio-group and Musa. Our Eucalyptus honey is thus considered Monofloral. The enzymes (Diastase) activities ... [Read More] Sat, 27 Mar 2010 16:44:17 +0000 Bees and Akha Tribal Folks…………………….As I was ascending up the winding road to meet the Akha hill tribe folks, these thoughts came to my mind. These small little insects have so much to contribute to the society and yet they had always been taken for granted. With everywhere going through urbanization, these little insects are finding it more and ... [Read More] Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:17:42 +0000 |
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