Bees for Sustainable Livelihoods in Lismore, New South Wales | Non-governmental organisation (NGO)

Bees for Sustainable Livelihoods

Locality: Lismore, New South Wales

Phone: +61 448 865 174

Address: 157 Military Rd, School of Environment, Science and Engineering Southern Cross University Military Road 2480 Lismore, NSW, Australia

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23.01.2022 Local participation (so widely advocated but so rarely analysed) implies going at the people’s pace. People often take time to realise what they can achieve and there are many obstacles to their becoming organised #PNGtime #breathe

21.01.2022 Beekeeping programs need to have clearly defined mechanisms for choosing appropriate beneficiaries! Without on-going extension, training, mentoring, and market access, beekeeping enterprises are likely to be unsuccessful. When asked why they initially started, every successful beekeeper mentions ‘I thought bees were so interesting’. Select participants who are enthusiastic, interested in flora, eager to learn and committed long term. #PNG #PNGAuPartnership #DFAT #ACIAR @ Keiya, Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea

19.01.2022 We’ve seen a 4x increase (now 33%) in women's representation on the Fiji Beekeepers Association leadership team since 2019. Increasing participation and women’s mentorship programs are only a start, but these are steps in the right direction such great people to work with :)

18.01.2022 Current low participation rates for women in beekeeping enterprises and training in PNG is inexorably linked to cultural norms which define freedom of time, movement and roles. A solution lays in developing village based participatory guarantee mentorship programs to enhance opportunities for women to improve their financial independence through beekeeping. #beekeeping #PNGAUPartnership #queenbees @ Eastern Highlands Province

15.01.2022 Income generation from honey accounts for 68 per cent of cash income in rural Sumbawa, yet harvesting is dangerous, sustainability is uncertain and communities are subject to unpredictable market prices and fluctuating yields. Find out more in our latest research article in Geographical Research - @ Sumbawa, Nusa Tenggara Barat, Indonesia http://bit.ly/HoneyHuntinginSumbawa

12.01.2022 New article in Bee World on Beekeeping with the Asian Honey Bee (Apis cerana javana Fabr) in the Indonesian Islands of Java, Bali, Nusa Penida, and Sumbawa - link in bio @ Indonesia

12.01.2022 Masters candidate Jordanna Hinton has been working closely with beekeepers, NGO’s and local researchers in Fiji to better understand the honey value chain, why beekeeping programs are prone to failing and how finance schemes can be improved to optimise outcomes for beekeepers. Amar Saiba believes beekeeping can be the most enjoyable work, if you have the passion for it. He gets rapid returns for his honey when he needs it most (in comparison to waiting a year for sugar can...e - a dominant crop and source of income in Fiji). Amars land was deemed unsuitable by finance evaluators for crops or livestock, but had capacity for beekeeping. He received a grant and loan to start beekeeping with 20 hives, which was overwhelming for him to manage and repay as a new beekeeper (he recommends starting with 3-5 hives and scaling up from there!). Amars enthusiasm and love for bees and access to a beekeeping textbook has enabled him to expand his enterprise, and he now has 53 colonies and an amazing tropical view from his apiary! @ Fiji See more

10.01.2022 Value-adding, information sharing, and collaborative relationships along the value chain are needed to improve the profitability of beekeeping enterprises and accessibility of bee products to consumers in Fiji. Some practical win-win solutions found conducting research with key stakeholders from the apiculture sector during last weeks #Agribusiness #Masterclass supported by @uniofadelaide @usc.australia @aciaraustralia #localpriorities #localsolutions #notreesnobeesnohoneynomoney #Fiji #honey #pardi2 https://pardi.pacificfarmers.com/agribusiness-masterclass-3/

08.01.2022 Today is International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction did you know almost 1/3 of all disaster loss is accrued in the #agriculture sectors? The impact is felt beyond the short-term and can significantly affect food production. Increasingly unpredictable weather and natural disasters impact on bee survival, beekeeping incomes and the livelihoods of farmers. Understanding the impacts of shocks and stresses, and how to reduce their severity, is important in enhancing farmers ...resilience. Here’s 10 practical ways beekeepers can be supported: 1. Draw up an action plan for likely events 2. Learn best practice supplementary feeding approaches 3. Enhance access to suitable financial services (suspending loan repayments, grants for feed) 4. Ensure bees have access to water 5. Develop an understanding of key flora likely to be of value post events and plant these 6. Select appropriate apiary sites (eg not on steep slopes or in high wind areas) 7. Secure hives down with rope in high winds 8. Understand the policy frameworks that can limit bee hive movements or restrict access to apiaries in times of crisis 9. Develop fair trade agreements to ensure price stability 10. Product diversification to reduce reliance on a single market Photos in order: 1. Mr Jona Buka and some cranky post-earthquake bees in the PNG highlands. 2. Commerical apiary of Daryl Brenton mid north coast NSW Australia. 3. Apiary of Mr Satish Narayan in Sigatoka, Fiji post TC Harold. 4. Bee hives flooded west of Enngonia in western NSW

06.01.2022 Beekeepers in the Pacific are set to benefit from a new four-year project aiming to improve the productivity and profitability of smallholder beekeeping.... Run through Southern Cross University / Bees for Sustainable Livelihoods, the project will work with local beekeepers in Fiji and Papua New Guinea to enhance beekeeping technical skills, reduce honey bee biosecurity risks and improve opportunities for women’s groups to generate income from beekeeping enterprises.

04.01.2022 It is possible to support people who are poor to make their own decisions, rather than giving them goods that aid agencies think they need. Check out our latest publication: Considerations and Factors Influencing the Success of Beekeeping Programs in Developing Countries. Link in bio.

03.01.2022 This is Mr Kelly Inae - beekeeping guru and mentor, good friend and founder of Mountain Honey in #PapuaNewGuinea - ‘Working with people for a short period of time doesn’t work. If you’re working with them for a long period the project will become self-reliant and sustainable, and after about 10 years you could come back and see tangible results and sustained changes and the project is still going so it would be a worthwhile investment of people’s time and money. I see it all the time. The projects come again and again. This is a problem in our country. Projects need to be systematic and should never give out money without accountability. Donors come in here and just give money out! You must work hard to get things going in your life and earn your living to appreciate it.’ @ Papua New Guinea

02.01.2022 Congratulations to Shayne and Solo, the first two beekeepers from PNG under the Pacific Labour Scheme to come to Australia! Both very deserving, hardworking, skillful beekeepers. This is the start of some great things to come for the beekeeping industry in Australia and in PNG and we're sure there will bee lots of opportunities for shared learning and cross pollination of beekeeping skills #PNGAusPartnership

01.01.2022 Honey bee mites Varroa jacobsoni and Tropilaelaps mercedesae are the most damaging and problematic pests for beekeepers in PNG. We recently conducted an experiment in collaboration with local beekeepers to find ways to manage these pests. Find out more about this research in our latest article: https://rdcu.be/b1SZS