Forty-three visitors were taken to the Davao Regional Medical Center after they stung by a swarm of native bees at the Energy Park in Tagum City, Davao del Norte on Wednesday afternoon, April 10.The Tagum City government said 39 have been discharged while four are still recovering at the...
By Vic Thor PalarcaThe buzz among local beekeepers and Asian Apiculture Association (AAA) member Reynaldo Gil “Datu Makadingding” Lomarda is that stingless bees, commonly known as “kiyot” indirectly promotes organic farming.Stingless bee honey or ‘kiyot’ honey is known for its...
It’s easy to appreciate bees. Yes, they do have weapons at their bottom that will deliver a really painful sting when you annoy them, but if you can look past that, then you’d surely realize just how calm and focused these creatures are at their job.
Bees are our planet’s most important and...
May 20 is World Bee Day! Bees deserve to be recognized for how hard they work for our planet as its primary pollinator and their role in the biodiversity which humans depend on for survival.
Aside from keeping our environment alive, bees also produce plenty of products that humans enjoy, such as...
Bees are abuzz in Batangas! If you’re curious to see bees at work and try the fruits of their labor, the Honey House Honeybee Farm is the place to be. You can have a taste of sweet honey, honey cider vinegar, and honeycomb made by the bees at this farm in Lipa, Batangas.
Honey House bees hard...
By OLIVER SAMSON
This single parent, entrepreneur, and diversified farmer specializing in stingless bees caught the eye of the organizers of the National Search for Outstanding Rural Women 2022 after winning the regional search in October.
Leizel Grajo, 39, tends to pineapples, red Panama...
A visit to Los Pepes Farm, a stingless bee farm in Indang, Cavite, is akin to a museum visit. Exhibited in this farm are several forms of beehives — some are commonplace, others are rooted in traditional practices, while a few are just wildly interesting.
Los Pepes Farm is no agricultural...
Mac Bergonio, owner of Los Pepes Farm. (Jerome Sagcal)
Life doesn’t always go as planned. Mac Bergonio wanted to become a seaman for a very long time. But in an unexpected turn of events, Mac is now the owner of Los Pepes Farm, a stingless bee farm in Indang, Cavite. With the help of his wife,...
By Eleanore O. Hatta
Many people are familiar with the European honey bee, which is a source of much of the world’s cultivated honey. But did you know that there is another kind of honey that is derived from stingless bees?
Stingless bees (Tetragonula biros) are known in Tagalog as lukot or...
Hardin sa Parang is a one-hectare bee yard sitting in forested land in Barangay San Juan, Antipolo City.
It is owned by Lonadel Jade Bolongaita, 35, a former OFW who also works as a freelance makeup artist.
Prior to becoming a full-time beekeeper, she raised chickens and hogs on the...
Climate change and stress caused by drought are some factors that can encourage plants to bloom ahead of their flowering period.
A study found another reason that can play a role in this advanced growth: hungry bees.
Bees with no other food sources speed up the plant’s flowering process so...
Honeybees have a huge role to play in pollinating flowering plants. They pollinate 80 percent of all flowering plants. Without pollinators like them, humans wouldn’t have food to grow and eat.
Monoculture, pesticide use, and climate change are contributing factors to the declining bee...
