Beekeeping That Builds Communities
Beekeeping fits western Kenya — lush hills, rich farmland, a climate bees love. It also fits the way GHC works: a whole community builds something and earns from it.
Inside GHC's CHECs, apiaries give members steady income across multiple products: honey, beeswax, and propolis.
Beyond the harvest
Every hive is also working the land. Bees support pollination, biodiversity, and habitat restoration across the region — and give the communities tending them a direct stake in protecting it.
This is the Greener Hills Honey Cooperative — community-run, rooted in the same villages our CHECs serve.
Learn more about the Greener Hills Honey Cooperative.
FAST FACTS:
- 11 apiaries across 10 villages
- 540 hives
- 79 trained apiary managers
- 800 CHEC members involved in beekeeping
Village locations: Mokubo (10 hives), Biombe (50), Tabaka (10), Kiagware (50), Kegati (50), Ititi (30), Nyasumi (140), Nyamagesa (40), Nyamecheo (40), Nyanturago (40), Nyamokenye (80)
Just like our Adopt-a-Village program, we have an Adopt-an-Apiary program as well. Click the button below to learn more about it.
Things Are Abuzz in Many of our Villages
The GHC team of trained beekeepers and apiary managers at the National Beekeeping Institute in Nairobi
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Here Comes the Honey
Our New Processing Equipment Gets its First Test in Tabaka
The GHC team recently harvested (in the dark nonetheless) 25 liters of honey from the flourishing Tabaka Apiary.
Harvesting honey in Kegati Apiary
An up close video of one of our harvests from Kegati Village. As the video shows, our beekeepers closely examine each hive and comb to ensure it is ready for harvest. This harvest yielded over 20 liters of honey!
Inspecting Hives in Kegati Apiary
Our Kegati Apiary will eventually house 50 hives. In February, 2024, 22 hives have been colonized and 17 reside in the apiary.
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