Nyamecheo Apiary

FAST FACTS:

Village Location: Kisii County

# of Villagers:  1,020

Village CHEC Started: October 2022

# of Villagers in Beekeeping: 70

# of Hives: 40

Flora Around Apiary: Sugar Cane, Banana, Avocado, Coffee, Grevillea

Honey Profile: TBD

Nyamecheo, GHC's eigth village, is in Kisii County. We began this CHEC in October 2022 and currently have 70 members involved in beekeeping and 8 fully trained apiary managers. The construction of the apiary was completed at the end of October and the Nyamagesa apiary will house 40 hives to start. The 8 apiary managers will be responsible for a sub-group and each group will receive 5 hives to manage.  Nyamacheo sits in the perfect place for bees, tucked into a lush valley filled with flowering trees. The Nyamecheo apiary will house 40 hives to start and we expect it to thrive. 

The climate here is warm and wet; there is no shortage of flora and water for our bees. As of February 5, 2024, 16 hives have been colonized and 11 have been moved into the apiary!