As an encouragement and to enhance the use of non-timber forest products training activities were carried out in collaboration with FORCLIME FC (German financial cooperation program) providing extensive information on beekeeping issues. The training was conducted on September 8 in Selaup Village, Kapuas Hulu targeting 12 local communities among them Menua Sadap Village. Thus preparatory technical support was given to the relevant groups prior to receiving FC- investment funds for installation and improvement of beekeeping facilities and starting further activities in the villages.

Among the trainees were 32 representatives of groups keeping bees belonging to trigona genus, two participants from the local planning agency (BAPPEDA) of Kapuas Hulu and six village officials of Ulak Pauk village. These village officials joined in the training on their own initiative to learn about kelulut, as the stingless bee species are called in Indonesian language.

Arranged by GIZ resource persons from the beekeeping group of Selaup Village shared their knowledge. Training materials were circulated referring to different types of bees, how to construct and maintain bee hives, the transfer of colonies to the boxes as well as harvesting and marketing of honey. Besides theoretical inputs, the participants also obtained practical experiences. All necessary materials were provided locally by the group from Selaup Village.

For more details, please contact:
Petrus Derani, Technical Advisor for Community Based Forest Management (CBFM)
Lutz Hofheinz, Strategic Area Manager, Forest Management Unit development