Bee farmers from Nandi County have been urged to embrace organic farming, which discourages the use of agrochemicals that remain a threat to the survival of bees.
The farmers and the stakeholders, during the marking of World Bee Day in Nandi County, said the population of bees was under threat if farmers continued the use of killer pesticides and herbicides.
Dickson Tanui from the Highlands Honey in Nandi Hills suggested to the agrochemical companies to avail herbicides and pesticides which are friendly to bee survival for the future continuity of honey production. "We are asking agrochemical companies to launch pest and herb killer products that are friendly to the bees," Tanui posed.
On his side, Conservation Secretary, Kenya Wildlife Service, Dr John Chumo said that bees were undergoing serious challenges, including climate change, habitat loss and continued use of deadly pesticides and herbicides in modern farming. "As a country, it is high time we look at other weeds and pests control alternatives other than continued use of pesticides and herbicides because we have seen these chemicals are the key killer of our bees.
