The children are off school for a couple of days to celebrate Tobasky, we have decided to go with Paul to Brikama as he only has a two hour meeting to attend at 9.00am. The plan is for me and the children to look around the National Beekeepers Association and Craft Market then meet up with Paul after his meeting and take a look around the market.
Paul dropped us off just outside the Bee Centre, there was a small stall outside selling the three different types of honey found in the Gambia, Jungle Honey lightest in colour and the best tasting, Mahogany Honey and Palm Honey which have a stronger bitter taste. After making sure it was okay for us to take a look around we were first taken to an area where the bee’s come to drink, there was a small number of bee’s buzzing around us on asking if they sting the guide said yes but they are more aggressive at different times of the year. We were shown two different types of hives within a wooded area, a traditional wicker basket hive which is used more up country and a wooden hive which is manufactured at the farm. They are also in the process of producing a hive for viewing purposes so you can observe the bee’s at work making the honey.
Paul dropped us off just outside the Bee Centre, there was a small stall outside selling the three different types of honey found in the Gambia, Jungle Honey lightest in colour and the best tasting, Mahogany Honey and Palm Honey which have a stronger bitter taste. After making sure it was okay for us to take a look around we were first taken to an area where the bee’s come to drink, there was a small number of bee’s buzzing around us on asking if they sting the guide said yes but they are more aggressive at different times of the year. We were shown two different types of hives within a wooded area, a traditional wicker basket hive which is used more up country and a wooden hive which is manufactured at the farm. They are also in the process of producing a hive for viewing purposes so you can observe the bee’s at work making the honey.
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