HoneyCare Africa (T) Limited

Training Curriculum
Honey Care will undertake the responsibility of training the people selected by the project implementers to ensure that the hives are properly maintained to ensure maximum honey production. This curriculum is Honey Care Africa's Apiarist Level I Training. This training will have the following key components:

• Basic Introduction to Ecology and the Biology of Bees
• The Social Organization and Hierarchy of the Colony
• Importance of Bee Keeping to the Environment
• Importance of Bee Keeping to the Farmer
• Bee Keeping Equipment and Tools
• How Bees Communicate
• Introduction to the Langstroth Hive
• Choosing a Site
• Hive Inspection and Supering the Hive
• Pre-harvesting and Harvesting of Honey
• Storage of Honey
• Bee Products and their Uses
• Absconding and Swarming of Bees
• Merging Weak Colonies
• Feeding Bees
• Bee Foraging Plants / Crops
• First Aid
• Introduction to Apiculture Economics / Record Keeping

Nature of the Training
Every effort will be made to ensure that the training is as practical, hands-on, and based on experiential learning as the conditions allow rather than being solely focusing on theoretical training. Honey Care Africa has applied this praxis method for teaching bee keeping quite effectively across the country.

Training Materials
Honey Care Africa will provide the entire requisite writing material for the trainees as well as basic pictorial reference material that succinctly summarizes some of the key aspects of the training for all trainees.
Honey Care Africa will provide its own hives and other teaching aids for the training sessions. Complete Training Manuals will also be available on sale at an extra cost.

Training Duration and Logistics
Given the large number of trainees and the logistics of organizing the training, we recommend that once we have one group of 25 people will begin training. Each training session will last at most three days. This time is enough to give the trainees a basic understanding of the new technology and help them become more familiar with the hives.
A training schedule can be arranged to meet your requirements within our existing courses or we can tailor a course to suit your requirements. We recommend that your appointed beekeeper comes onto the course before your hives are delivered.

Training Instructor
Honey Care Africa offers some of the most experienced and committed Training Instructors in the region. Our Instructors have been conducting bee keeping training for farmers and demonstrations on bee keeping technology across the country under the various projects. They are recognized by projects funded by the World Bank, Soros Foundation, and the European Union.
Our instructors are graduates in Microbiology / Environmental Science, and have considerable hands-on experience as beekeepers.

Cost
The course is normally charged Kshs3, 500.
Kshs2,000 is for food and accommodation, the rest Kshs I,500 is tuition fee.
Day scholars are charged Kshs 1,500 tuition fee.

Venue
Honey Care Africa has many training venues throughout Tanzania. Participants are advised about the exact venue of the practical component of the course in advance. It's up to the participants to make necessary transport arrangements. Honey Care Africa does not provide transport unless agreed upon in advance.

Liability
While Honey Care Africa and its staff will take every precaution to ensure that the course takes place in a secure environment and the necessary safety measures are taken, participants agree to participate in the course at there own risks. In the event of any losses, injuries or accidents, Honey Care Africa will not be held liable.
It is of paramount importance that the participant enrolls for this course after he/she is in agreement with the above.