By Monika Goforth | Guatemala Programs Director
It's been a quiet year for the Bee Boys...
We had an exciting start in January 2016, when 15 students from U of Idaho dressed up in beekeeper's coveralls and visited their stack of 45 bee boxes an hour's walk uphill from the town of San Pablo la Laguna. They helped dig a water catchment swale to hold water and reduce erosion on their extremely steep piece of land.
It was YOU, that helped make this happen by providing coveralls for guests, expanding their income source to eco-tourism above-and-beyond just selling honey.
It worked!
Edwin, Jeremias, Nacho and Osualdo took turns visiting on Sundays to make sure the colonies stayed healthy and happy. They did!
Right now, this very Thanksgiving weekend, this small group of indigenous youth are harvesting their honey with special non-invasive techniques taught to them by a biodinamics teacher!
I ran into Edwin in San Pablo the other day, while he was on his way to his little shop that sells everything from broomsticks to candy bars to soap and eggs.
He's excited for the start of "the high season" when tourists arrive to visit their beehives and learn about sustainable farming using the beekeeping coveralls, donated by YOU WONDERFUL GLOBALGIVING DONORS.
He says, "Thank you for setting us up with the equipment we need to teach people how to care for the bees."
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