Saint Lucia tops the International Category at the UK National Honey Show
The UK National Honey Show is now completed and the results are finally in! For the second consecutive year, Saint Lucia has won “Best International... Read More
Ministry Ready To Distribute Pollen Substitute To Support Beekeepers
The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Security has announced that it will distribute 600 pounds of pollen substitute valued at US $13,500, to local beekeepers, following... Read More
Model Cooperation – Building Resilience in Small Island Developing States Through South-South Cooperation
While working as the Environmental Health and Safety Manager for a top hotel on the picturesque eastern Caribbean island of Saint Lucia, Richard Matthias received... Read More
Support to the Apiculture Sector, in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl
In the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl, the Association of Caribbean Beekeepers’ Organizations (ACBO), the region’s main apicultural body, reached out to MannLake Bee & Agricultural... Read More
Baseline Study of Apiculture in the Caribbean
This baseline study summarizes the Knowledge, Attitude and Practices (KAPs) of beekeepers from eight (8) Caribbean countries, with a view towards identifying the gaps in... Read More
The Truth about the Honey Trade in the Caribbean
The first truth that must be accepted is that Caribbean islands have been importing “natural honey” from the United States of America since, at least,... Read More
World Bee Day Message
Fellow Beekeepers & Citizens of the Caribbean, Today, on this auspicious occasion, we celebrate World Bee Day, a day dedicated to these incredible creatures that... Read More
Proposed Changes to Beekeeping Legislation to Permit Importation and Trans-shipment of Honey
The Tobago Apicultural Society urges the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago to resist pressure from our CARICOM neighbours to rush through changes... Read More
ASSOCIATION OF CARIBBEAN BEEKEEPERS’ ORGANISATION (ACBO) REJECTS CARICOM’S HONEY GUIDELINES TO FACILITATE INTER-REGIONAL TRADE IN THE CARIBBEAN
In June/July 2022, CARICOM Ministers of Trade adopted guidelines for regional trade of Honey to address the ban on its importation in some Caribbean countries.... Read More
11th Caribbean Beekeepers Congress
It was great to be in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, the backdrop for a number of scenes for the infamous Disney trilogy “Pirates of... Read More