In countries across Africa, honey bees could help protect wildlife, grow food and make money – so why aren’t more people raising them?

Our need for bees is practical: bees and other pollinators support the food chain. “Some 80% of indigenous flowering plants in Africa benefit from honey bee pollination, and approximately one-third of all food produced is the result of commercial honey bee pollination,” says Mike Allsopp, a honey bee specialist at South Africa’s Agricultural Research Council.
source: http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20190507-honey-bees-africas-untapped-resource

Natural Honey Imports by Country

Worldwide purchases of imported natural honey totaled US$2.2 billion in 2018.

Overall, the cost of natural honey imports declined by an average -3.3% for all importing countries since 2014 when natural honey purchases were valued at $2.3 billion. Year over year, imported natural honey retreated by -4.7% from 2017 to 2018.

From a continental perspective, European countries bought the highest dollar worth of imported natural honey during 2018 with purchases costing $1.2 billion or 52.3% of the global total. In second place were North American importers at 23.8% while 20% of worldwide natural honey imports were delivered to Asia.

Smaller percentages were sold to customers in Oceania (2.4%), Africa (1.1%) and Latin America (0.3%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean.

For research purposes, the 4-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix for natural honey is 0409.

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Countries That Consume The Most Honey

The Central African Republic consumes more honey than anywhere else in the world, followed by New Zealand and Slovenia.
source:https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/countries-that-consume-the-most-honey.html

What is the demand for honey in Europe?

How much honey is imported into Europe?

European imports rising in volume

Europe is the second largest global producer of honey. However, it is not self-sufficient and is dependent on honey imports from other countries. In fact, around 40% of Europe’s consumption needs are met through honey imports.  

European imports of honey increased considerably between 2011 and 2015, amounting to more than 339,000 tonnes in 2015.  

The continuous increase of European honey imports is mostly attributed to the substantial decrease of the European beekeeping sector, but is also the result of various problems related to major honey sources in previous years, such as droughts.  

Germany is the largest honey importer, representing a share of 26% of the total volume of European imports, amounting to more than 88,000 tonnes in 2015.  

The UK (12% of total imports), France (10%), Belgium (10%) and Spain (9%) are the other main European importers. Honey importers in these countries process the honey and sell it both domestically and abroad.  

In the next five years, honey imports are expected to increase further in order to compensate for the continuous decline of the European production. 

source: https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?rinli=1&pli=1&blogID=2463576108026620608#editor/target=post;postID=4339877644659242390

Uburyo bw’umwimerere bwo kwivura inkovu z’ibishishi

Indyo irwanya inkovu z’ibishishi

Abahanga mu by’ubuzima batanga inama yo kwita ku by’imbere kugira ngo n’inyuma hagaragare neza. Ibyo bishatse kuvuga ko mu gihe urya neza, n’umubiri ugaragara neza. Ushobora gukira inkovu z’ibishishi mu buryo bwihuse, mu gihe witaye ku byo urya.

Kunywa amazi menshi bituma uruhu rworoha, ndetse n’amaraso agatembera neza, bigatuma aho uruhu rwangiritse hasanwa byihuse.

Kurya cyane indyo ikungahaye kuri vitamini A, C na E ni byiza, kugira ngo igikorwa cyo gukira kw’inkovu kigende neza. Ngo izo vitamini ni ingenzi mu gutuma uruhu rwisubira, ndetse n’inkovu z’ibishishi zigasibangana.

Imboga n’imbuto ni bimwe mu biribwa bibonekamo izo vitamini ku bwinshi. Ngo imyunyu ngugu nka Zinc na yo ishobora kugira uruhare mu gusibanganya inkovu ku ruhu. Urugero rwemewe rwa Zinc ni mg 15 ku munsi. Uyu munyu ngugu uba ku bwinshi mu nyama, cyane cyane umwijima.

Kuryagagura umuntu adashonje na byo si byiza ku muntu ushaka gukira inkovu yasigiwe n’ibishishi.

Ubuki

Ubuki bufite ubushobozi bwo kongera kuzana no gusana uruhu. Bufite ibyitwa Peroxyde d’Hydrogene, igira umumaro wo gusiba inkovu. Ubuki rero ni umuti w’umwimerere ku nkovu zikiri nshyashya ku ruhu.

Kugira ngo inkovu ziveho hifashishijwe ubuki, bisaba kubwisiga mu maso, ukaburekera ahantu hari inkovu mu gihe cy’iminota 30. Ibyo umuntu abikora buri mugoroba kugeza igihe zigendeye.

Source: https://ibiyagabigari.com/2016/09/12/uburyo-bwumwimerere-bwo-kwivura-inkovu-zibishishi/

Ubuki bugira uruhare mu kuvura indwara zirenga 50

Urubuga rwa internet honey-health ruvuga ko ubuki ari kimwe mu biribwa no mu binyobwa biryoha, bifite intungamubiri nyinshi, nka vitamini B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, C ndetse na Iode hamwe na zinc, na byo bibubonekamo ku rugero ruto. Bukaba buri mu bivamo imiti ivura indwara nyinshi, harimo indwara y’umwijima, giripe, ibicurane n’izindi.

Dr Paul Juan, umuhanga wakoze ubushakashatsi ku buki avuga ko ibikomoka ku nzuki bikoreshwa mu buvuzi bw’indwara zirenga 50 zirimo asima, indwara zo mu muhogo, iz’uruhu, izo mu kanwa, ubushye, kubabara mu mutwe, inkorora, kugenda buhoro kw’amaraso mu mitsi cyangwa umuvuduko ukabije w’amaraso ( hypotension na hypertension), indwara y’umwijima, giripe, ibicurane, umunaniro n’izindi.

Imisemburo imwe n’imwe umuntu akenera mu mubiri na yo ibubonekamo nk’uko abyemeza. “ Uretse kuba ubuki bwakoreshwa nk’ikiribwa cyangwa ikinyobwa, bukanakoreshwa hategurwa ibindi biribwa bifatirwa hamwe na bwo, ni n’umuti ukomeye ku ndwara zimwe na zimwe abantu bahura na zo”.

Imbuga honey-health ndetse na bees-online nazo zisobanura ko ubuki ari umuti ukomeye, kuko bwifashishwa mu kuvura ubushye, aho muri Irak bukoreshwa havurwa ibikomere ku bana. “ Bwifashishwa havurwa ibikomere muri rusange, kuko bwica udukoko tunyuranye dushobora kuboneka hejuru cyangwa mu gikomere imbere ”.
Ubuki bushobora gutuma ubwonko bw’umuntu butuza, bikaba byagabanya ububabare umuntu ashobora kuba yiyumvamo, nk’ubwo mu gifu. Kuba udukoko twinshi tutakurira mu buki, Ibyo bituma bukorwamo amavuta menshi yo kwisiga, kuko bushobora kurinda uruhu no gutuma rukura neza.

Ubuki bwifashishwa mu kuvura indwara y’impiswi cyangwa umuntu yagize ikibazo cyo kuruka bikamuviramo gutakaza amazi menshi mu mubiri. Ubuki kandi bufasha kugarura amazi mu mubiri, bugakiza ikibazo cy’umwuma umuntu aba yatewe n’uko gutakaza amazi bitewe n’impamvu zitandukanye.

Ubuki buvura indwara y’umutima, indwara ifata mu myanya y’ubuhumekero ndetse n’indwara yo mu mara, kuko bufite ubushobozi bwo guhindura isukari ya fructosemu yindi yiwa glucose igira akamaro mu gufasha amara n’igifu gukora neza. Ubuki bushobora guhembura umuntu wanyoye inzoga nyinshi zigatinda kumushiramo afashe gusa utuyiko tubiri tw’ubuki akatuvanga n’igice cy’igikombe cy’umutobe w’amacunga ndetse n’igice cya yawurute nyuma akanywa, ubundi mu gihe gito zikaba zimushizemo.

Source:https://umwezi.net/?p=5690

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More Honey needed to be produced

About 3,750 tonnes of honey were produced in the country last year, according to the federation of beekeepers’ cooperatives in Rwanda.

In June 2014, Rwanda was accredited among third party countries to export honey to the European Union, thanks to the quality compliance of its natural honey. However, supply isn’t meeting the demand, Anselme Nzabonimpa, the president of the federation of beekeepers’ cooperatives in Rwanda told The New Times.

“Though Rwanda’s honey was awarded European Union market, they [buyers in the EU] are requesting us to assure them of a sustainable supply of honey from January 1 to December 31. Yet, honey in Rwanda is harvested only in July, August and September and they needed 20 tonnes of honey per week more than our production capacity then,” he said.

Nzabonimpa added that to get enough honey to export they need to produce at least over 5,000 tonnes of honey per year.

Another concern is that honey that comes from Vietnam and China to the EU market is cheaper, at $4 a kilogramme, compared to Rwandan honey, which goes for $9 a kilogramme on the EU market.

“There are some business people who said they would be giving us $4 per kilogramme once the honey has reached the Kigali International Airport and they would pay for the flight charges themselves. But, we realised that it would be a raw deal for us,” he told The New Times last Thursday.

A kilogramme of honey from beekeepers costs between Rwf2,100 and Rwf2,600.

Nzabonimpa, however, said they have embarked on measures to increase honey produce to meet the EU demand.

source: https://www.newtimes.co.rw/section/read/198484