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OUR COMMITMENTS
SUSTAINABLE BEEKEEPINGThe lifespan of a worker bee is merely 45 to 60 days long. With in this short time, she will only be able to produce half a tablespoon of honey weighing about 3 grams.Ensuring the health and welfare of any colony of bees is thus paramount in ensuring that our customers get the best honey they can get.
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 Partners in Singapore for Uganda Honey……………………After landing back in Singapore and after a week of break, my marketing drive began. The first stop was meeting up with Violet to finalize the way forward in promoting Uganda Honey into the market. The discussion went well and soon Singaporeans will be able to buy our honey at all Violet Oon’s outlet. ... [Read More] Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:52:41 +0000 “BEST” Program @ Timothy Centre…………………….BEEKEEPING for ECOLOGICAL, SOCIAL and TECHNOLOGICAL program. This is what BEST stands for. Finally, all the hives are in place at Timothy Centre and the apiary is now fully operational. Last week we saw the first team of farmers embarking on our “BEST” program. They will be the first batch of trainees to be appointed as ... [Read More] Sat, 16 Jan 2010 19:05:30 +0000 Contribution to World Food Chain…………………….Julius and Martin are my bee masters from Gulu. My work of sharing the importance of having to produce quality honey does not stop at the village. I will make effort to bring the leaders down occasionally to Kampala to show and explain why we need to pursue excellence in what we are doing. Before I ... [Read More] Mon, 21 Dec 2009 07:24:13 +0000 Back to work…………………….Three weeks with Jonathan passed by in a flash. Today we started to pick up where we had left off before he came. It rained quite a bit in the morning and our schedule was delayed a little. All the hives were soaking wet when we loaded them on the truck. Hopefully we are able ... [Read More] Sat, 12 Dec 2009 16:12:55 +0000 First squadron takes off………………..After a week of rest, we went back to organize our first colony of bees for our relocation exercise. The process is tedious but it is better to be safe than sorry. The colony will be placed in a bee proof cage for double protection. The bee hive itself will also be sealed except a ... [Read More] Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:35:55 +0000 |
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