Support Sustainable Livelihoods in Rural Guatemala

by Pueblo a Pueblo, Inc.
Support Sustainable Livelihoods in Rural Guatemala
Support Sustainable Livelihoods in Rural Guatemala
Support Sustainable Livelihoods in Rural Guatemala
Support Sustainable Livelihoods in Rural Guatemala
Support Sustainable Livelihoods in Rural Guatemala
Support Sustainable Livelihoods in Rural Guatemala
Support Sustainable Livelihoods in Rural Guatemala
Support Sustainable Livelihoods in Rural Guatemala
Support Sustainable Livelihoods in Rural Guatemala
Support Sustainable Livelihoods in Rural Guatemala
Support Sustainable Livelihoods in Rural Guatemala
Support Sustainable Livelihoods in Rural Guatemala
Support Sustainable Livelihoods in Rural Guatemala
Support Sustainable Livelihoods in Rural Guatemala

Project Report | Oct 5, 2016
Beekeeping During the Rainy Season

By Pueblo a Pueblo | Project Manager

Las Diez Rosas with visitors
Las Diez Rosas with visitors

When we last checked in with our beekeeping project, they were just ending their honey harvest. Since then, beekeepers from our two partner cooperatives, Aj Tikonel Kab and Las Diez Rosas, have been busy keeping their hives healthy during the present rainy season. The bees need protection from the rain and enough food for the winter. Come October when the rain stops, the hives will be in good shape to start collecting pollen and honey!

Las Diez Rosas, our most recent beekeeping cooperative, which is led by ten women in Huehuetenango, had special visitors in early August. Pueblo a Pueblo’s annual Peacework team of six students from Ohio State University came to build beehive boxes for the cooperative. The team built ten boxes and also spent time getting to know the cooperative members and learning how beekeeping is strengthening the economic security of their families.

One member of Las Diez Rosas commented, “I want the Peacework team to know that although they may feel like they didn’t do much, their dedication and help meant so much to us.” According to Ana Cabrera, Pueblo a Pueblo’s Beekeeping Project Manager, “with these boxes, Las Diez Rosas will be able to expand their apiary -- an important next step for the cooperative.”

This past honey harvest, Las Diez Rosas did not produce enough honey to sell at the market, due to weakened hives. Now, with more beehive boxes, along with the training that the cooperative has been receiving from Pueblo a Pueblo’s bee expert Genaro Simalaj, Las Diez Rosas will be well prepared for a successful next honey season!

Peacework team visiting the apiary
Peacework team visiting the apiary
Peacework building beehive boxes
Peacework building beehive boxes
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Jul 8, 2016
Beekeepers "Abuzz" with Plans for the Coming Year

By Project Manager | Pueblo a Pueblo

Apr 8, 2016
A Successful End to Honey Harvest Season

By Project Manager | Pueblo a Pueblo

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Pueblo a Pueblo, Inc.

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