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Life is Sweeter With Honey: Beekeeping Success Transforms Lives

May 20, 2022May 10, 2023 FFTP
Beekeepers tend to hives in Honduras.

What can fly 15 miles per hour, loves flowers and supports United Nations Sustainable Development Goals? It’s the humble honeybee!

What better day to celebrate honeybees and beekeepers than May 20, World Bee Day? Bees play an essential role in sustainable agriculture and beekeeping is a key provider of jobs in rural communities.

Beekeepers in Honduras tend to beehives.
FAO reports that one hive can create 44 pounds of honey annually.

Many small-scale farmers would like to raise bees because honey production and the sale of honey provide steady income that feeds families and allows them to send their children to school. Beekeeping projects support U.N. Sustainable Development Goals combating poverty and hunger and promoting productive employment and economic growth. However, the specialized equipment, maintenance and continuing education required for beekeepers are out of reach for most farmers living in rural communities in Honduras.

Partnering for a Bright Future

Beekeepers in Honduras receive training.
According to the FAO, pollinators, including bees, affect 35 percent of global agricultural land—supporting the production of 87 of the world’s leading food crops.

To promote beekeeping as a viable option for more struggling families, Food For The Poor (FFTP) and CEPUDO, one of FFTP’s longtime partners, started a honeybee project in Honduras called APICOL (La Asociación de Apicultores de Colinas/Colinas Beekeeping Association). The project supplied beekeepers in a community in Honduras with equipment and honeybees from generous donors. These new beekeepers received ongoing mentorship and training through a partnership with Heifer International.

Entrepreneurial Buzz

The support and encouragement that the APICOL beekeepers received gave them the confidence to strike out together and open a modest beekeeping shop where they plan to sell their honey and honey-related products.

Sweet Success

The success of the APICOL beekeepers is exciting. More women and men would like to participate in this honey-production project, and we are looking forward to expanding as we receive more gifts from donors like you! With your support, the partnership with CEPUDO and the technical assistance from Heifer International, more beekeepers will be able to join the association and believe in a successful future for their communities and generations to follow.

Please give a gift today to support projects like APICOL and honor World Bee Day! Your generosity sets a family up for future success that they could not achieve without you.

Beekeepers in Honduras tend to beehives.
Raising bees and harvesting honey supports the UN Sustainable Development Goals of SDG #1 Zero Hunger and SDG #15 Life on Land.

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Tagged beekeeping, CEPUDO, donors, Honduras, partners, sustainable development, U.N Sustainable Development Goals

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