Bee Reserve is an area of land administered and managed for the purpose of sustainable development of bees and bee fodder resources. It is, established according to the Beekeeping Act No. 15 of 2002.
The acts emphasizes on setting aside sufficient forest areas for the purpose of developing and managing honeybees as well as maximizing production and utilization of bee products. In line with the Beekeeping Act, the Village Land Act provides also for community based natural resources management. The Act empowers the local community at village level through the village council to demarcate land for common use and/or natural resource management.
Establishment, management and ownership of Bee Reserves are strategy for conservation. This strategy ensures sustainable existence of honeybees and other bee resources. Bee reserves are a source of gene pool for both stinging and stingless bees, production of bee products, Api-tourism and enhance conservation of biodiversity.
Since the adoption of the National Beekeeping Policy in 1998, the TFS had managed to establish and manage of 8 gazetted bee reserves with a total of 18,472 Ha and bee two (2) farms at Handeni (Mwambao) and Kondoa (Central Bee Farm).
An apiary is a place where beehives are kept and managed by a beekeeper. There are five types of bee apiaries namely tree apiary, stand apiary, bee cage, bee house and house eaves apiary. Apiaries are established in different sizes and layout depending on management operation. They are established in home gardens, farmlands, forests, wildlife protected areas or in general land. A good apiary site ensures healthy colonies with maximum production of bee products.
The establishment of apiaries may be undertaken in the bee reserves, forest reserves, general land and wildlife protected areas. The Agency manages and maintains 205 Apiaries with 14,292 beehives scattered across the country. Over the past three years from the financial year 2018/2019 to 2020/2021 the Agency has managed to produce 69,094 kilograms (69.09 tones) of honey, 3,441 kilograms (3.4 tones) of honey beeswax, and 37 kilograms of pollen.
Bee Reserve is an area of land administered and managed for the purpose of sustainable development of bees and bee fodder resources. It is, established according to the Beekeeping Act No. 15 of 2002.
The acts emphasizes on setting aside sufficient forest areas for the purpose of developing and managing honeybees as well as maximizing production and utilization of bee products. In line with the Beekeeping Act, the Village Land Act provides also for community based natural resources management. The Act empowers the local community at village level through the village council to demarcate land for common use and/or natural resource management.
Establishment, management and ownership of Bee Reserves are strategy for conservation. This strategy ensures sustainable existence of honeybees and other bee resources. Bee reserves are a source of gene pool for both stinging and stingless bees, production of bee products, Api-tourism and enhance conservation of biodiversity.
Since the adoption of the National Beekeeping Policy in 1998, the TFS had managed to establish and manage of 8 gazetted bee reserves with a total of 18,472 Ha and bee two (2) farms at Handeni (Mwambao) and Kondoa (Central Bee Farm).
An apiary is a place where beehives are kept and managed by a beekeeper. There are five types of bee apiaries namely tree apiary, stand apiary, bee cage, bee house and house eaves apiary. Apiaries are established in different sizes and layout depending on management operation. They are established in home gardens, farmlands, forests, wildlife protected areas or in general land. A good apiary site ensures healthy colonies with maximum production of bee products.
The establishment of apiaries may be undertaken in the bee reserves, forest reserves, general land and wildlife protected areas. The Agency manages and maintains 205 Apiaries with 14,292 beehives scattered across the country. Over the past three years from the financial year 2018/2019 to 2020/2021 the Agency has managed to produce 69,094 kilograms (69.09 tones) of honey, 3,441 kilograms (3.4 tones) of honey beeswax, and 37 kilograms of pollen.
Name of Bee Reserve |
Districts |
Area (ha) |
Declaration order (GN) |
Kanga’ata |
Handeni |
11,435 |
GN.290 of 26/3/2021 |
Kwenyunga magiri |
Handeni |
568 |
GN. 236 of 5/3/2021 |
Songolo |
Chemba |
1,056 |
GN 291 of 26/3/2021 |
Manganze-Mzaree |
1,275 |
GN 293 of 26/3/2021 |
|
Lebba-Jumbe |
1,368 |
GN 289 of 26/3/2021 |
|
Mialo-Kwamtoro |
608 |
GN 291 26/3/2021 |
|
Aghondi |
Manyoni |
2,162 |
GN 130 01/02/2019 |
Total |
18,472 |
|
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