01 April 2015 at 15:30pm By: Nokuthula Ntuli, The Mercury Durban – South Africa’s food security is under threat as its bee colonies are being depleted by an outbreak of American foul brood (AFB) disease. The chairman of the KwaZulu-Natal Bee Farmers Association, Craig Campbell, said the disease had wiped out thousands of colonies in the Western Cape […]
Lloyd Phillips,Sun, Sunday, September 16, 2012, Farmers Weekly South Africa’s beekeeping industry may still have room for newcomers, but this unusual type of agricultural production is far more challenging than it may appear. Lloyd Phillips reports. Walking around on a hot day sweating heavily in a thick suit, with angry bees trying to find a way […]
Leon Marshallfor National Geographic NewsNovember 4, 2002 It may be widely known as the “killer bee,” but to some of South Africa’s many poor people, the African bee is proving a life-saver. With the country’s government under heavy pressure to reduce unemployment levels of more than 30 percent, beekeeping is being touted as a way […]
by Chelsea Pieterse A DISEASE that has spread amongst bees in the Western Cape is threatening to reach KwaZulu-Natal and completely wipe out South Africa’s bee population. PieterseA DISEASE that has spread amongst bees in the Western Cape is threatening to reach KwaZulu-Natal and completely wipe out South Africa’s bee population. The American Foulbrood (AFB) […]
The events for the year, Please contact Phil or Craig for further details and keep checking our Facebook page March 10 Open Day Hilton April 14 Open day at Peels Beekeeping Merrivale 8 30 am May 5 […]
Why should the farmers who require pollination pay for bees to be brought onto the crop requiring pollination, after all the beekeeper gets the honey right . WRONG . This is far from the truth. If pollination is done correctly and the correct number of hives are brought in to pollinate a crop , the […]
Welcome to the Kwazulu-Natal Bee Farmers Association website. Please feel free to browse around, and contact us should you require any information or assistance. New beekeepers or persons interested in Beekeeping in the KZN region are encouraged to join our Association and attend Field Days where all aspects of practical beekeeping can be experienced and […]