Let's Talk Bees

There's a lot of sweet stuff happening at GHC, so take your time and have a peek at a few of our apiaries, beekeepers and new honey processing equipment. 

We have discovered that bees flourish in western Kenya, and found beekeeping and honey processing to be a very lucrative and empowering income generating project for our CHEC members. Our members not only build their own apiaries but manage them and help with honey processing as well. 

 Beekeeping offers a low barrier of entry with relatively high returns: a liter, or kilogram, of processed honey on the wholesale market typically fetches around $10; a kilogram of beeswax around $10; a kilogram of propolis around $40. Other products can command much higher revenues: one gram of royal jelly around $500; one gram of bee venom around $300.  

Want to help Adopt-an-Apiary?  See our Adopt-a-Village page for more information.

CURRENT FAST FACTS:

# of Apiaries: 6

# of Hives: 190

Village Locations (# HIVES): MOKUBO (10); BIOMBE (50); TABAKA (10); 

KIAGWARE (50); KEGATI (50); ITITI (20)

# of Apiary Managers Trained: 10

FUTURE PLANS - BY AUGUST 2023

# of Apiaries: 10

# of Hives: 330

New Village Locations (# HIVES): NYAMACHEO (30); NYASUMI (50); NYANTURAGO (30); 

NYAMAGESA (30)

# of Apiary Managers Trained: 18