apiculture With global bee populations on the decline, apiculture is important to our regenerative model. Between 2020-2021, we have purchased 50 honeybee hives and 15 melipona beecheii hives as starter hives to practice apiculture on the farm. We plan to multiply these bee colonies into more than 300 hives placed in strategic points around the farm in the next 3 years. Bees are not only essential for crop pollination; they discourage destructive pests and act as bellwethers of ecosystem health. Raw honey from our hives also provides variety to our product mix and generates revenue.
Bee on citrus flower.
Melipona beecheii are the only bees known to pollinate vanilla, which could reduce need for hand pollination
Honey bee swarms on our farm indicate a growing bee population.
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