Climate Forestry Connects supports beekeepers to transition from traditional beekeeping practices to modern, productive, and climate-resilient beekeeping enterprises. Beekeeping provides communities with an important opportunity to earn income, produce honey and other hive products, and strengthen environmental conservation through the protection of trees, flowering plants, and natural habitats.
The enterprise supports beekeepers with modern hives, including Langstroth and Kenya Top Bar hives, as well as essential equipment such as protective clothing, smokers, hive tools, honey harvesting materials, and storage containers. These tools help improve beekeeper safety, simplify hive management, reduce damage to colonies during harvesting, and improve the quality and quantity of honey produced.
Climate Forestry Connects also provides training on modern apiary management, hive placement, colony inspection, honey harvesting, processing, packaging, and marketing. Beekeepers are trained on how to protect bees from pests, diseases, predators, pesticide exposure, habitat loss, and bush fires. The programme further promotes the planting and protection of bee-friendly trees, flowering plants, and agroforestry species that provide nectar, pollen, shade, and suitable habitats for pollinators.
Climate change presents growing threats to bees through prolonged droughts, irregular rainfall, extreme temperatures, and reduced availability of flowering plants. By promoting climate-smart beekeeping, habitat restoration, and improved management practices, Climate Forestry Connects helps beekeepers adapt to these challenges. This work strengthens household incomes, supports biodiversity, improves pollination for crops, and contributes to healthier, more resilient landscapes.
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