Agriculture Ministry Encourages Beekeepers to Raise Queen Bees

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining is enhancing queen bee rearing efforts among beekeepers due to a significant decline in the island's bee population following Hurricane Melissa, which has led to a honey shortage. Gregory Lynch, Senior Plant Protection Officer in the Ministry’s Apiculture Unit, emphasized the importance of increasing queen production during an interview at the Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show in Clarendon. He noted that the Ministry offers queen rearing kits capable of producing hundreds of queens in 14 to 16 days and is actively promoting this initiative among farmers.