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.

Duration : 0:4:16

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28 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 Guinea (3 of 3) wax products

See http://www3.telus.net/conrad/appendd.htm for recipes
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 rural bee-tending groups with suggestions for manufacturing value-added products such as candles, moisturizing cream and soap in the Fouta Djallon region of Guinea.

Duration : 0:5:30

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6 September