The unique environment of the high Himalaya in the remote North-west corner of Nepal has an enormous, yet unused potential to yield a very very special honey.

UNIQUE and HIGHLY VALUED

because it is

ORGANIC: cultivated on virgin land

MEDICINALnectar of special flowers

SPECIAL     : high mountain nectar

UNIQUE      : from the high Himalaya

RARE          : produced nowhere else

Our initiative opens a new field of economic opportunities to the local farmers. Appropriate technologies and practices are introduced to develop market production. The experience will be shared with the whole of the region.

NEW SOURCE

of

INCOME

IS SO MUCH NEEDED

where there is drought there is hunger

where unstable climate inhibits productions

where land is scarce and the environment is harsh

where subsistence agriculture is the only resource for survival

where no employment opportunities exist

…….and THIS IS SO POSSIBLE

NECTAR is a rich and available resource – now it is wasted

NATURE offers free space and nectar and no land required

VIRGIN LAND in Humla has never seen chemicals

LABOUR is minimal and will not add a burden to the already hard-working farmers

LONG SHELF LIFE enables export through the protracted time on the road to the markets

OUR PARTNERS in the village are people disadvantaged by distance and socio-economic standing.

They are hard working farmers eager to break the cycle of poverty. The bee-farming initiative has the potential doing just this.

WE WORK TOGETHER to build on and expand local knowledge.

OUR PLAN  is  designed to

DEVELOP SUSTAINABILITY

INCREASE FOOD SECURITY

STRENGTHEN

                 THE LOCAL ECONOMY

ACHIEVE SELF SUFFICIENCY

HOW  will this be done ?  

1.    IMPROVED BEE HIVES

LIGHTER – enabling seasonal relocation  to new  fields of blossom

INSULATED – to protect from the harsh cold of winter months

EFFICIENT– with frames and organic foundation, and separation between the  honey and the queen and brood

HOW  will this be done ?

2.    X 10  BUSIER BEE :

Mellifera

MORE PRODUCTIVE BEE introduction of  Mellifera Carnica which lives in bigger communities and can produce X10 or more honey per hive

FULLY DOMESTICARE BEE  which permits control of disease, pests, and quality of honey

TOLLERANT and not aggressive, responsive to monitoring.

HOW  will this be done ?    

3.    PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

INTERNSHIP at a bee farm – under the guidance of dr.Neupane – bee specialist and teacher at Bharatpur Agricultural University

TUITION   hands-on practical training course at the village

ONGOING  SUPPORT  telephone link to the consultant for immediate support

FOLLOW UP  further professional visits to the village and  courses for advanced training

HOW  will this be done ?   

4.     COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT

COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP the hives will be owned by a community cooperative and managed by elected committee

GUIDELINES  to the conduct of the cooperative and the committee will regulate duties and responsibilities

PROFITS  shared between:

Families

Needy and poor

Investment in developing the bee-keeping production

HOW  will this be done ?

5.    REACHING NEW MARKETS

At FIRST   small scale marketing will be developed in selected up-market outlets in Nepal

LATER as quantities increase new market will be reached and additional products developed (honeydew, wax products, propolis, pollen)

MARKETING  will be developed in collaboration with outside partners  as marketing techniques will be introduced to the people in the village.

There is an enormous, yet unused potential to yieal a very very special honey in the unique environmnet of the high Hilalaya in the remote north-westernmost corner of Nepal.

we still have a long way to go

to ensure food security

JOIN US

WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT

MAKE THE DIFFERENCE

Our initiative opens an new field of economic opportunities to the local farmers. Appropriate technologies and practices are introduced to develop market production, and the experience will be taught and shared with the whole of the region.