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) […]