Dietmar and his team have recently expanded the community outreach to teach local farmers how to farm with bees successfully. Bees are high-quality pollinators and a critical component of our food production system.
Bee farming is also a profitable business in South Africa due to the high market prices and high demand for honey. Emseni is successful in turning unused land into a flower paradise for food for bees and, through its community outreach program, now teaches local farmers how to farm successfully. Wise farmers should invest in setting up beehives among their fruit orchards.
Hosting honeybees in unused spaces makes perfect sense! It’s a simple and sustainable way to contribute to an ecosystem and repurpose empty spaces. This is precisely what Krnaskop local farmers started to do with the help of Emseni. The diverse fauna and flora of South Africa are unparalleled in other countries as we have a variety of vegetation regions, different soil types, and different climatic regions. Honeybees are present in all these vegetation types and are exposed to the same conditions as the plants.
Bees exploit whatever food is available to them, and in so doing, they contribute immensely to the pollination of innumerable plant species. Honey may be considered liquid gold, but it is hard work, and bee farmers should be prepared to do it. Bee farming is tricky; new beekeepers must know and understand how to manage the bees. Knowing which forage resources will best build and sustain the colonies is essential to keeping bees healthy.
Emseni shares their expertise and experiences with local farmers without expecting anything in return. Emseni is developing smallholder and emerging farmers one step at a time. The team is showing the rest of South Africa how, if we work together, we can do much more to build strong communities.
Follow the link to learn more about Emseni: https://online.pubhtml5.com/asxvv/fsqr/ Watch the video to hear a testimony from one of the local farmers.