As part of the holistic management of the environment in the Mbale region, METGE also employs an apiary specialist. Bees provide countless benefits to people, and the environment. Bees not only help to pollinate around a third of crops worldwide, but they also help to protect crops from attack by elephants. Bees also provide food for humans in the form of honey, as well as wax, and medicine in propolis and venom.

Our bee keeping specialist is tasked with training local farmer groups, individuals, and communities on the benefits of bees, as well as the best ways to manage African honeybees to ensure their populations thrive. This includes important hygiene methods needed in the hive, ensuring that there is adequate forage for the bees year-round, and of course, safe and effective ways to harvest a sustainable crop from the hives.