Mission

The mission of Maasai Honey is to support rural villagers in Tanzania, particularly women, through education and empowerment in beekeeping. We intend to create income-generating opportunities, allowing village beekeepers to work in their community, earn money, and support their families.

Project

Beneficiaries of the Maasai Honey project receive both beekeeping training and the equipment to start their own apiary. Each beneficiary participates in hands-on education during a two-week beekeeping training course, plus they each become the owners of a high-quality protective suit, a bee smoker, hive tools, not to mention their very own Tanzanian Top bar hive.

As soon as their hives have reached the point of harvest, we support the beekeepers by buying their honey at a fair market price. In this way, even residents of rural Tanzanian villages can earn a sustainable income through beekeeping.

Values

• We follow sustainable beekeeping practices to support the conservation and regeneration of indigenous African honey bees. African bees are well adapted to their local environment and an important part of the regional wildlife.

• We practice organic beekeeping methods, producing a honey that is all natural and chemical free. Bees forage from remote, forested areas free from commercial farms and industrial pollution. The bees are never fed sugar, they feed only on the wild plants of the region.

• Honey is purchased from rural beekeepers at a fair market price. We aim to create a sustainable business model by creating fair trade agreements with village beekeepers.