Nyuki - Your African Beekeeping Newsletter

June 2005 Edition

Welcome to this issue of Nyuki (meaning bee is Swahili Language).  Thank you o­nce again for subscribing to this e newsletter.  Please send any comments o­n the e newsletter to tcarroll@apiconsult.com

Tom Carroll

Webmaster Apiconsult

-----This Month in a Kenyan Apiary-----

Currently the month of June is a dearth period for bees in the Nakuru, Kenya area.  The weather is cooler with rain and there is a shortage of trees in flower.  A number of colonies have absconded (abandoned the nest) leaving empty combs which are then attacked by wax moths.  The moths lay eggs in the abandoned combs which hatch into maggots which destroy the wax. 

Acacia gerrardii has been in flower during the past month however there are insufficient trees in the area of the apiary to ensure a honey flow or even to ensure colonies are maintained.  The major work now is to maintain colonies (with feeding if necessary) and minimize absconding until the buildup to the next honey season which starts in September. 

In the next newsletter I will review the last beekeeping year in Nakuru.

-----Dates for your diary-----

·          Baraka Agricultural College, Molo, Kenya has a o­ne-week course o­n general beekeeping from August 21^st to 27^th 2005. Please contact: baraka@sustainableag.org

·          Apimondia Dublin, Ireland from 21^st to 26^th August 2005.  For further in formation please have a look at:  http://www.apimondia2005.com

Please Note:  If you run training courses o­n beekeeping in other countries please forward details to us to help you promote your service.

If you would like more information or have any questions/comments, please do not hesitate to contact us!

Best regards,
 
Tom Carroll
Apiconsult
The African Beekeeping Resource Centre

Box 3354, Nairobi, Kenya.

Tel:  254 733 716948
Web Site: http://www.apiconsult.com
E-mail:  info@apiconsult.com