Bee-Keeping in Kenya:-

Kila mtu hujua the best asali 🍯 hutoka Baringo, Ukambani, Kajiado, hizo hot-climatic areas.

But did you know that apart from asali, kuna products nyingi unaweza uza za nyuki?

Kuna:-

• Bee propolis- Looks like a resin like fluid collected from tree buds by bees. Used by humans to treat allergies like hay fever, can act as an antiseptic/ antibiotic

• Bees wax 🐝 for making salves and ointments

• Bee Venom-used by pharmaceutical industry to manufacture curative meds

• Royal Jelly-A creamy jelly used to feed the queen bee 🐝 and larvae rich in nutrients.

*Bee Bread-a mixture of pollen and honey stored in the hive, considered a highly nutritious food.

• Bee Pollen: A mixture of pollen and nectar used as a dietary supplement and in skincare.

Hizi by-products za nyuki huwa highly sought after na zina-fetch bei poa kwa market.

So, if you are looking to do farming in a hot and dry area, think broadly- options ni nyingi kwa hii value-chain 🐝 .