Psycad
New Bee
- Joined
- Mar 8, 2017
- Messages
- 97
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- Location
- Republic of Belgium
- Hive Type
- Other
- Number of Hives
- 1
Hi there,
With temperatures in summer reaching 50 degrees and mostly desert, one would not expect much beekeepers in the Gulf.
Yemen and Oman, on the east coast, do have mountains and rainfall and very interesting bees. But Gulfsiide not very much.
In the UAE, beekeeping is mostly in North in Ras Al Khaimah mountains. They make two honeys : Sidr and Samar. Mountain people also harvest wild honey.
Beekeeping in UAE is mostly destructive. With millions of new bees imported yearly from Egypt. All honey is collected and nothing left for the bees.
I started a hive in the industrial area. Carnolians from Egypt.
Yet to open the hive.
I will probably get lots of comments for importing bees and (maybe) reducing foodsource of local bees.
Please go ahead : I am novice and welcome your feedback.
My aim is not to make honey but to contribute in Dubai in awareness of people and their environment.
In the industrial area, wild bees are considered a pest and immediately destroyed. So lots of work ahead.
Now is the flowering of the date palms so the bees come in with lots of white pollen.
I can find mountains of beekeeping books and info but nearly nothing about beekeeping in tropics/desert/middle east etc.
Long intro, but I look forward joining and discussing with all of you.
PS from reading tons of books, I tend to be Warre Adept. A vicar with a dog and his maid tending beehives ? Must be good
With temperatures in summer reaching 50 degrees and mostly desert, one would not expect much beekeepers in the Gulf.
Yemen and Oman, on the east coast, do have mountains and rainfall and very interesting bees. But Gulfsiide not very much.
In the UAE, beekeeping is mostly in North in Ras Al Khaimah mountains. They make two honeys : Sidr and Samar. Mountain people also harvest wild honey.
Beekeeping in UAE is mostly destructive. With millions of new bees imported yearly from Egypt. All honey is collected and nothing left for the bees.
I started a hive in the industrial area. Carnolians from Egypt.
Yet to open the hive.
I will probably get lots of comments for importing bees and (maybe) reducing foodsource of local bees.
Please go ahead : I am novice and welcome your feedback.
My aim is not to make honey but to contribute in Dubai in awareness of people and their environment.
In the industrial area, wild bees are considered a pest and immediately destroyed. So lots of work ahead.
Now is the flowering of the date palms so the bees come in with lots of white pollen.
I can find mountains of beekeeping books and info but nearly nothing about beekeeping in tropics/desert/middle east etc.
Long intro, but I look forward joining and discussing with all of you.
PS from reading tons of books, I tend to be Warre Adept. A vicar with a dog and his maid tending beehives ? Must be good