My dad was an avid bee keeper and his bees gave him great pleasure in the last year of his life. We thought a fantastic way to honour him would be to have people to donate Bees Abroad. Bees Abroad is a small, UK-registered charity, seeking to reduce poverty through beekeeping. Volunteer Project Managers assess and support beekeeping projects in developing countries world-wide. They use their expertise, working in the local community group, to develop a viable project which will become self-sustainable.  

Using indigenous bees and techniques appropriate for each location, Bees Abroad offers training and support in beekeeping including making hives and protective clothing from local materials, managing honeybees, collecting honey safely, and handling and storing it hygienically.

Home-based production of honey and other saleable goods from the by-products of beekeeping is introduced, together with marketing and business skills to ensure the sustainable generation of new income by poor rural communities in developing countries.  Bees Abroad projects are normally self-sustaining after five years and no longer dependent on external finance and mentoring.

Bees Abroad has projects which need funding and enquiries from community groups in Kenya, Uganda, Cameroon, Nepal, Ghana, Nigeria, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Rwanda and Sierra Leone.

In time, we will choose a specific project where the funds will go to directly and we can watch it grow with the love we all share for such a great man.

Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it’s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.

So please dig deep and donate now.