There are no known dietry benefits for bee products in my community which are however being used for treatment of all sorts of ailments such wounds/sores, coughs and allergies. Hence, the high demand for bee products. Although bee products are not used as food, money earned from their sale is used to buy food and other needs for families. Bee keeping has been an occupation for some individuals in Kenya. Bekeeping has the potential to alleviate poverty and boost food security. Earlier on honey and other bee products used to be readily avaialable. As the population expands and more land is taken up by settlement and crop farming, honey and other bee products have become scarce and expensive. Traditionally bee keeping was practised in dry marginal areas of Kenya which were not suitable for crop farming and therefore less populated.
There is an understanding that bee keeping is an income generating activity that is less combersome and environment friendly. Stakeholders from NGOs, academic institutions, public and private agencies are therefore promoting the practise in Kenya. Members of communities are being encouraged to actively engage in beekeeping. Hopefully this make bee keeping a sustainale practise.
There are no known dietry benefits for bee products in my community which are however being used for treatment of all sorts of ailments such wounds/sores, coughs and allergies. Hence, the high demand for bee products. Although bee products are not used as food, money earned from their sale is used to buy food and other needs for families. Bee keeping has been an occupation for some individuals in Kenya. Bekeeping has the potential to alleviate poverty and boost food security. Earlier on honey and other bee products used to be readily avaialable. As the population expands and more land is taken up by settlement and crop farming, honey and other bee products have become scarce and expensive. Traditionally bee keeping was practised in dry marginal areas of Kenya which were not suitable for crop farming and therefore less populated.
There is an understanding that bee keeping is an income generating activity that is less combersome and environment friendly. Stakeholders from NGOs, academic institutions, public and private agencies are therefore promoting the practise in Kenya. Members of communities are being encouraged to actively engage in beekeeping. Hopefully this make bee keeping a sustainale practise.