Stay Bee

Secure income through honey and wax

By keeping bees, small farmers in the poorest regions of Uganda can generate long-term income. In our Stay Bee program you will receive specialist knowledge, training material and equipment. And with a program partner you have the direct prospect of finding a buyer for honey and wax.

 

A beekeeper in a white protective suit lifts a honeycomb frame from a low-cost top-bar hive on a lush hillside.

What makes the beekeeping in Uganda so promising?

Honey is becoming increasingly popular in Uganda, especially in the cities it is in high demand. The climate is also favourable. Even where other types of agriculture are hardly possible, bees can still be kept.

A group of men listens during beekeeping training under a tree, with a demonstration table and whiteboard.

The social enterprise Golden Bees from Uganda has a lot of experience in beekeeping and has already trained thousands of small farmers. Golden Bees is a member of the Stay Alliance. There, the members have standardised the proven concept of Golden Bees – and made other social enterprises accessible. This allows them to offer many more training together.

Out of poverty with beekeeping

 
A man in a green polo shirt speaks outdoors in front of a small thatched hut and dry sandy ground.

The experiences of Golden Bees show that the small farmers: women can significantly increase their income through the production of honey and wax – some even double. Like Jasper Elong: Jasper was one of the 121 participants in the 2020 pilot project. He is convinced: “I have now seen that beekeeping is very good. That’s why I’ll continue with it.”

A group of beekeepers in protective suits and veils poses outdoors on a grassy path under trees.

In the Stay Bee training, training participants are imparted knowledge and training material and the important protective equipment is provided. Even after the training courses, employees of the educational social enterprises visit the small farmers: who helped them. In addition, an exchange of experiences takes place in group meetings. And finally, they receive help in marketing the honey – so that their harvest becomes an income.

Stay Bee in numbers

 

 
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Small farmers have already been trained in the Stay Bee program

 

A bright green circle with a bold black 9 centered inside stands out cleanly against a plain white background, creating a simple graphic numeral.

This is the maximum number of bee boxes the newly trained beekeepers can build





 


 


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Local social entrepreneurs run the program and train the beekeepers










 


 


Latest Pictures from then Beekeeping Program


 


Two beekeepers in protective suits stand beside hive boxes under lush trees, tending an apiary in a green countryside setting.
A beekeeper in a hooded suit and red gloves holds a hive frame covered with bees in a lush green orchard, working among branches and leaves.
Beekeepers in protective suits work beside wooden hives under dense green trees, tending bees with smoker smoke drifting through a rural orchard.
Wooden beehives stand on bamboo poles in a dense green forest, showing a traditional beekeeping setup among trees and undergrowth in a rural setting.
The training includes:


    

  • Protective gear
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  • Beehive and tools
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  • Training
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  • Mentoring, support including travel costs, savings group and repayment
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