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Livestock and the Natural Environment
Is livestock good or bad for the land and the natural environment? Are there ways that livestock can benefit trees and soils? These are the questions I’d like to discuss with you today. Let’s start by considering the behaviour of goats. When I say the word “goat”, what comes into your mind? Of course your…
The Beekeepers of Shewula
Building beehives and trap boxes The first challenge of the project was to find and collect some bees. The beekeepers began by building trap boxes. A trap box is a simple wooden box — it looks like a small crate. It is used to trap bees in the wild. Then they spread propolis, a sticky…
Equipment to Start Beekeeping
A few beehives can be an important addition to your farm. Bees produce honey and wax. You can sell the honey and wax to earn some money. And there are other benefits that honey bees bring. Bees pollinate crops. That means that they carry pollen from plant to plant which helps the new fruits and…
A Simple Way to Feed Baby Rabbits
Many times rabbit farmers lose young rabbits within five days of birth because the mother rabbit refuses to feed her young. The mother might be unwilling to feed her babies because she is nervous from too much heat or noise. As a farmer, you should do everything you can to make sure that the mother…
How Bees Help You Make Money
Can you name four products that bees make? Honey, of course is one. Then there’s beeswax. Two lesser known products are pollen and propolis. In a few minutes, I’ll explain what these products are. Then I’ll discuss some ways you can use honey, beeswax, pollen, and propolis with your food for your health or to…
How Bees Make Honey
Bees always look so busy! Have you ever wondered what they are doing? How is it that they make such wonderfully sweet honey? If you keep bees, it is important for you to understand bees and how they work. Then you can manage them properly and get the most benefit from your work. Bees live…
Beekeeping – Part two: A Home for Your Bees
Thousands of farmers around the world earn extra money by keeping bees. Beekeeping can be profitable for you too. You can sell the honey and wax that bees make to earn extra money. And bees pollinate crops. This means that if you keep bees on or close to your farm you will probably increase crop…
Beekeeping – Part one: Have You Heard the Latest Buzz?
A few beehives could be an important addition to your life. You can sell the delicious honey and the wax that bees make to earn extra money. Honey and wax are worth good money on the market these days. And this is only a small part of the benefit that honey bees can bring to…
Villagers Use Grazing System to Protect Their Land
Do you want to have more food and water for yourself, your family and animals? Are you looking for a working and lasting solution to infertile land? Listen to this story which Mutizwa Mukute, a member of the Farm Information Network of East and Southern Africa (FINESA), shared with us. Learn how the people of…
More eggs from Khaki Campbell ducks
Did you know that there is a kind of duck that can provide you with as many eggs as the white leghorn chicken? It’s a breed called the Khaki Campbell duck. With proper care a Khaki Campbell duck can lay more than 300 eggs per year. And the Khaki Campbell duck has other advantages. These…