beekeeping with the Kenya Top Bar Hive 6–comb&mild vs wild

See http://www3.telus.net/conrad/bees.htm for more information on beekeeping development. Conrad Bérubé has worked in numerous developing countries to promote small scale beekeeping as an income generating activity. Here are some basic techniques for working with the Kenya Top Bar Hive (KTBH) an appropriate technology option useful for working with the African bee and/or in apicultural development projects.

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28 October

beekeeping in Ghana 1—wild colonies

See http://www3.telus.net/conrad/bees.htm for more information on Famer-to-Farmer and/or beekeeping development.
Mohammed Ali Ibrahim, OIC Tamale Beekeeping Technical Specialist, and Conrad Bérubé, Farmer to Farmer Volunteer, inspect bee trees near Tamale, Northern Region Ghana.

Duration : 0:5:59

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24 October

beekeeping with the Kenya Top Bar Hive 5–handling comb

See http://www3.telus.net/conrad/bees.htm for more information on beekeeping development. Conrad Bérubé has worked in numerous developing countries to promote small scale beekeeping as an income generating activity. Here are some basic techniques for working with the Kenya Top Bar Hive (KTBH) an appropriate technology option useful for working with the African bee and/or in apicultural development projects.

Duration : 0:3:7

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22 October

beekeeping with the Kenya Top Bar Hive 9–sealed cells

See http://www3.telus.net/conrad/bees.htm for more information on beekeeping development. Conrad Bérubé has worked in numerous developing countries to promote small scale beekeeping as an income generating activity. Here are some basic techniques for working with the Kenya Top Bar Hive (KTBH) an appropriate technology option useful for working with the African bee and/or in apicultural development projects.

Duration : 0:5:21

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16 October

beekeeping with the Kenya Top Bar Hive 1–lighting smoker

See http://www3.telus.net/conrad/bees.htm for more information on beekeeping development.
Conrad Bérubé has worked in numerous developing countries to promote small scale beekeeping as an income generating activity. Here are some basic techniques for working with the Kenya Top Bar Hive (KTBH) which is particularly useful for working with the African bee and/or in apicultural development projects.

Duration : 0:6:33

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13 October

beekeeping in Guinea (2 of 3) equipment

See http://www3.telus.net/conrad/oic_toc.htm for more information on Farmer-to-Farmer and/or beekeeping development.
Rural development agents from the Fédération des apiculteurs de Guinée, and OIC’s Food and Livelyhood Security Pita and Conrad Bérubé, Farmer to Farmer Volunteer provided appropriate technology solutions to bee-keeping challenges in the Fouta Djallon region of Guinea.

Duration : 0:6:37

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11 October

beekeeping in Ghana 6–inspecting comb

See http://www3.telus.net/conrad/bees.htm for more information on Famer-to-Farmer and/or beekeeping development.
Mohammed Ali Ibrahim, OIC Tamale Beekeeping Technical Specialist, and Conrad Bérubé, Farmer to Farmer Volunteer, inspect comb in a KTBH near Tamale, Northern Region Ghana.

Duration : 0:5:0

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5 October