Successful African Beekeeping
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    • Why Promote African Beekeeping?
    • Types of Hives
    • Baiting & Placement
    • Maintaining Hives
    • Harvesting Honey
    • Processing Honey
    • Rendering Wax from Comb
    • Practical Tips
    • 6 Steps: Making Beeswax Starter Strips
    • 12 Steps: Honey From Hive to Table
  • Training
    • Training Photo Gallery
    • Trainees' Comments
    • Youth Training Seminar 2019
    • Iringa 2017 Nov-Dec
    • Rukwa Valley 2017 May
    • Kasulu 2016 Nov
    • Rukwa 2015 Nov
    • Songea/Korogwe May 2015
    • Ngarananyuki Dec 2013
    • Mahenge Dec 2013
    • Kijabe Kenya July 2013
  • Harvests
    • Rukwa Valley Harvest Report 2018
    • Rukwa Harvest May 2017
    • Kapenta Harvest May 2016
    • Kapenta Harvest May 2015
    • Kapenta Harvest May 2013
    • Lyanza Harvest Dec 2012
  • Photo Gallery
  • Blueprints
  • Links & Resources

New!!

PictureCleanly processed raw honey is in demand all over the continent! Honey of this sort will never lack buyers.
Exciting updates regarding 2020-21 harvest coming soon!
We look forward to the time that we can resume our training programs.


2019 Youth Training
2018 Rukwa Harvest
2017 Iringa Training
2017 Rukwa Harvest
2017 Rukwa Training
Training Photo Gallery


6 Steps: Making Beeswax Starter Strips
12 Steps: Honey From Hive to Table


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Beekeeping Seminar, Kijabe Kenya










The goal of AfricanBeekeeping.com is to train African beekeepers. Training is done in either English or Swahili. We are proficient in both languages. We have trained beekeepers in Tanzania and Kenya. Training seminars have been held in Mbeya, Iringa, Sumbawanga, Rukwa Valley, Ufipa Plateau, Nairobi, Kijabe, and Maasai-land. We primarily work with the widespread Apis Mellifera Scutellata bees, however these techniques work well with any African bee species.

This website is designed to help those in Africa connected to the internet who are looking for a simple, straightforward guide to keeping and caring for African bees. If we can help you in any way please communicate with us through the "contact us" page on this website.


Why Promote African Beekeeping?

First Consideration:  Types of hives

Second Consideration: Baiting your hives and placement

Third Consideration: Maintaining your hives

Fourth Consideration: Harvesting your honey 

Fifth Consideration: Processing your honey

Sixth Consideration: Rendering wax from comb

Practical Tips towards understanding African beekeeping
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Some of our 2017 trainees getting ready for their Practical training. Harvesting honey!
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Working with our November 2015 trainees at our beekeeper training station.
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These are beekeepers who have come for our "one-day" training session held at Masumbo camp outside Iringa. This "short course" is ideal for those interested in beekeeping but not desiring to attend our five-day course. The people pictured here have come from Iringa and Rukwa region. If you have questions regarding our courses feel free to reach us through our "Contact Page."