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Why bees are important !
This is the Epilogue from the novel Bees have been discovered in amber over 100 million years old, frozen in time, as if immortalized in their own honey. Bees were buzzing around the first flowers during the age of the dinosaurs, … Continue reading
There is only one Philippines !
Only one Earth Only one Philippines This sample map shows that perhaps half of the Philippines land area has already lost its primary pollinators. The loss of essential pollinators for agriculture is happening across the Philippines and this ‘silent disaster’ can only … Continue reading
Black & white awareness leaflet
This leaflet is intended to constructively show why bees are important and also to show how honey hunters can obtain more honey by altering their harvesting methods, and at the same time help improve crop yields. (The Putyokan and Ligwan honeybees … Continue reading
Wasted potential in the Philippines
I hope Philippine government officials read the following email content from a leading agricultural scientist in Vietnam… I was surprised when between Vietnam and the Philippine, in general, external conditions are almost similar to each other, but in the beekeeping development … Continue reading
Small Coconut Farmers meeting
Zamboanguita, Philippines. 17th October 2014 Invited in morning to join the local coconut farmer’s review meeting by my father-in-law, and told I could also meet there the regional Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) advisor (PCDM). My father-in-law was wearing his green ZASCOFAMCO short sleeve shirt and … Continue reading
Traditional Japanese beekeeping
Apis cerana beekeeping in Japan These Japanese bees are a different variety (Apis cerana japonica) to those found in more tropical countries such as the Philippines (Apis cerana indica). There are some differences in size and behaviour but in some … Continue reading
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Leaflet information for honey gatherers
To improve crop yields and help honey gatherers harvest more honey, rural communities need to be offered suitable advice. This leaflet is intended to be printed double-sided in black and white on A4. A version is also provided in the native … Continue reading
Apis cerana (Ligwan) beekeeping in Vietnam & the Philippines
Compare beekeeping in Vietnam to that in the Philippines Click on this link to see Apis cerana beekeeping in Vietnam. Vietnam statistics & honeybee colonies… Vietnam population: 90 million, Area: 331,200 square kms, Ethnic groups 54, Average latitude: 14 N, Climate: tropical, Native … Continue reading
Tagalog & English awareness leaflets
This Native language awareness leaflet pdf is in Tagalog and is designed for printing on both sides of A4. It is intended to help raise awareness in rural communities about pollination and the role of bees in the agricultural environment. All the educational material … Continue reading
Sustainable honey gathering methods
Traditional beekeeping for the Ligwan and other ‘hive bees’ ‘Hive bees’ are those bees that naturally make their colonies inside holes in trees or in the ground, and so can be kept inside a hollowed out tree trunk or basket or … Continue reading
Ligwan (Apis cerana) bee colonies
The Asian honeybee (Apis cerana) has several native names in the Philippines which include Ligwan, Laywan and Alig. In this website the Ligwan name is used. The foraging bees are about 1 cm long, and fly at high speeds between … Continue reading
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