The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), yesterday, held a beekeeping workshop as part of a two-phase project to enhance Guyana’s apiary industry.
According to a GCCI press release, the workshop had 25 participants between the ages of 18 and 25, and was mainly targeted towards unemployed persons, including vulnerable groups, youths and women, preparing them to take advantage of the opportunities currently available in the local apiculture industry.
The release stated that the workshop included three practical/field exercises with visits to honey bee hives, and to the New Guyana Marketing Corporation packaging facility, and information on the fundamentals of starting an apiary, site selection, types of bee hives, conditions under which honey bee colony thrive, identification and breeding of queen bees, identification and roles of drone and worker bees, necessary equipment, harvesting techniques, honey and beeswax production and packaging and labelling techniques.
