Beekeeping farmers have been warned against spraying and killing honey bees
Alice Kangave, an expert in beekeeping and director of Bee Centre Enterprises, says humans cannot live without honey bees.
Many farmers, she says, are unaware of the role these insects play as pollinators to crops.
“Ironically, most farmers bring fertilisers and do all the irrigation while chasing away honey bees and forget that these are key pollinators to most crops,” Kangave says.
She says 80% of crops in Uganda depend on bees as their pollinators. But that because many of them are smoked away, it is unsurprising that most fruits and food on market are tasteless and unattractive.
Kangave urges farmers to be more friendly, provide water and create a safe space for honey bees because they play a key role in the production of food through pollination.
