ABOUT US
Honai Beez Apiary is a social enterprise start-up which is utilizing beekeeping to combat climate change by transforming open space and vacant lots into green spaces and apiaries in urban and rural spaces for the conservation of honeybees, to help create awareness for pollinators through the education our local communities and youth about bees and their contribution to our environment. Honai Beez Apiary is exploring the utilization of Computer Numeric Routers (CNC) and Bamboo as a climate smart material to create Topbar and Warre Beehive. Utilizing bamboo will aid in the reduction of the consumptions of timber resources and retain our carbon sinks and native trees in an efforts to combat climate change.
“Sustainably Sweetening Life Naturally”
Vision: Bringing natures healing sweetness to those who need it.
Mission: Honai Beez Apiary core social and environmental mission is to increase biodiversity in urban and rural areas, reduce the dust nuisance in urban areas and provide beekeeping training to unskilled/low skilled youth.
Products and Services:
Honey
Bee Wax
Beekeeping Training
Beekeeping Consultation
Bamboo Bee Hives (under development)
Partners
CORE TARGETED ISSUES
ISSUE 01: Environmental Degradation
Urban Dust Nuisance
Urban and Rural Deforestation
Urban Sprawl with no Green Spaces
Pollution of Green Spaces that exist
Reduction in Urban Forestry and Coastal Ecosystems
ISSUE 02: Youth Delinquency
High Youth Unemployment
High Youth Crime and Violence rates
High Youth Poverty Rate
High Youth Underemployment
Low skills or No Skills
ISSUE 01: Resource Watse
Resource Wastage
High Waste Volumes
Energy Wastage
Low Labour productivity
Low Economic Growth
SOLUTIONS
SOLUTION 01: Environmental Conservation
Planting Urban Food Gardens
Planting Agro-Forestry
Planting Urban Green Recreational Spaces
Urban and Rural Apiaries
SOLUTION 02: Youth Empowerment Programme
Mentorship and Apprenticeship Programme:
Beekeeping Training: Apiary Management, Honey Production (Pre and Post Harvest Processing)
Value-Added Apiculture Products
SOLUTION 03: Resource Efficient Production
Technology:
CNC-Routers for the Production of Bee Hives in short turn around time
Photovoltaic and Battery System Installation to power Bee Hive Production
Environment:
Composting waste from Hive creation process
Bamboo Bee Hive (Self Assenbled Flat-pack package):
Colorado Top Bar Hive
Warre Hive
Longstroth Hive