Bees Abroad

Meet our newest Trustee: Boluwaji Durogbola. Bolu was officially voted in as Bees Abroad's newest trustee in September 2024. 🌱 Bolu is a trial Agronomist at NIAB, a crop science organisation that works closely with the University of Cambridge. Now based in Cambridge, Bolu is also a Partnership Manager for Bees Abroad projects in Nigeria and is a former member of the Excel beekeeping group in Nigeria, a group that Bees Abroad started working with in 2019. 🌍 Bolu’s trusteeship sees him responsible for alignment of projects to local cultures and practices. 📖 Swipe the slides to read the interview or see the full article on our website: https://lnkd.in/dUtB7uP3

Only 1 month to go until our biggest ever Big Give! The Big Give is a significant source of income for our small charity. 🔑 The Big Give matches charities with trusts and philanthropists. Supporters donate to unlock the funds... £1 turns in to £2 £10 turns in to £20 £500 turns in to £1,000 Can we hit the target? 🎯 = £50,000 ‼️

We're proud to have The Grand, York as Hive Twins on our corporate program. Their support via Hive Twinning is making a huge difference to the beekeeping community they are twinned with - Kome Island in Tanzania. ❝ While our bees are cherished by many guests and visitors, they play a vital role in a larger initiative. Our Grand Hives are twinned with hives on Kome Island, Tanzania, through the organization Bees Abroad...By providing training and support, Bees Abroad are helping these women gain the skills and confidence needed to support themselves and their families through the harvesting and selling of honey and wax. ❞ They're also doing amazing bee-friendly work at home in York. See their update for details. 🐝 Thanks for being a twin! 💛💛

Bees Abroad beekeepers in Kenya 🇰🇪 win National Honey Show commendations ⭐️ The Gitaru Marigu honey won Very Highly Commended in Class 12. The Gitaru beekeepers are registered as a local NGO. They raise funds through beekeeping and other activities to support orphans in their community. 💛 🌻 Some of the flora available to the bees include fruit trees, maize, sunflower and beans among wild shrubs such as angel's trumpet. 🐝 The Nakhuba beekeeper's honey won Highly Commended. This group was trained by Bees Abroad 7️⃣ years ago and they are now successfully producing high-quality honey independently.

Are you curious about Top-Bar or Natural Beekeeping? 👇 Join us for an exciting and informative event led by Nathalie B., founder of Bee Mindful and a leading expert in Top-Bar beekeeping and Natural, Treatment-Free practices 🐝. 🗓 Monday, November 4th, at 18:30 GMT / 12:30 CST 🎟 Tickets via Eventbrite: https://lnkd.in/deCpQvzF #beekeeping #beekeepingtalk #naturalbeekeeping

Our 2023 impact report in under 30 seconds ⏰ Thank you to our corporate and business supporters including: - Royal Lancaster London - The Ritz London - The Grand, York - Bermondsey Street Bees - Hive Mind Mead & Brew Co. - HIVE Restaurant - DENIM RESEARCH - Mighty Fine UK - Borough Market - Nidhoggr Mead co - Wild Things Gifts

How can beekeeping help achieve lasting change for communities? Find out in our 2023 Annual Review. We are proud of what we have achieved in the last year, and so grateful to the amazing network of supporters who enabled the work ✨. Some highlights 👇 🔟 10 projects completed 🌍 Over 500 people trained 🚺 44% of participants were women 🆕 14 new projects approved

👀 We have some big news! 📻 Tune in to The Hive Jive podcast Monday September 30th, to hear from our amazing Supporter Care Manager, Niki Backes. She'll be chatting about our USA expansion with the fantastic co-hosts John Swan, Nathalie B, and Ken Milam 🇺🇸 📅 Don’t miss it! You can listen live or catch it later on Podbean, Spotify, or Apple Podcasts 🎧👇 👉 Link to listen: https://lnkd.in/duK2w_43 #TheHiveJive #Podcast #USA

In June this year, Niki Backes, visited seven beekeeping communities we work with in Uganda. In this post (images), read about: 🤝 how we work with local partners and trainers 🍯 honey extraction in Uganda 💛 why Niki became a volunteer Partnership Manager with us. If you're interested in learning more about becoming a volunteer Partnership Manager with us, send us an email at info@beesabroad.org.uk. #beekeeping #volunteer #communitybeekeeping #beesforpeopleandplanet

What's another word for superstar? Legend perhaps, or VIP? 🌟 🧐 At Bees Abroad, it appears that Ian is a byword for superstar. We recently heard from two of our supporters, both called Ian, both of whom have gone above and beyond to raise money to support our work. We've included the heartwarming messages below: ⭐️ Ian Grant ⭐️ Ian has supported us for many years giving talks, collecting swarms and raising funds for us in the process. ❝ I have been keeping bees for 20 years and currently have 6 hives on a farm in Billericay. I harvest the honey when the bees have plenty and sell to friends and neighbours from my house. This year has been particularly good and the foraging season is not yet over! I am a member of Chelmsford Bee Keepers Association serving as Education Officer which gets me doing presentations and talks about bees as pollinators and also beekeeping. I visit adult groups, such as WIs and Horticultural Societies, scouts, guides, and when I go to Primary and Pre-schools my title is “Be Good to Bees”. ❞ ⭐️ Ian Lindsay ⭐️ Ian recently sent us donation money he had raised from selling homemade beekeeping equipment. Earlier this year he also donated proceeds from his honey sales. He's what Ian shared with us: ❝ I love working with wood and have made all my own hives. I decided that I should do something for Bees Abroad again as I had donated £50 from my honey harvest earlier this year. Actually, it was my daughter Fiona who sent it for me. She sold my honey to her fellow teachers at school. You were asking what I made. I made two seven-frame nucleus hives, three split boards, two national brood boxes and I chucked a few bird boxes I had into the mix. The prices were low therefore a quick sale! It is absolutely great that folks abroad can be supported by Bees Abroad. I should chat to my fellow beeks about Bees Abroad. Kindest regards and Best wishes. Ian Lindsay ❞ ---- ❓ Have you been fundraising for us? Let us know so we can thank you! ---- #volunteering #fundraiging #charityfundraiser