Nepal's Beekeeping Faces Climate and Pest Challenges

Despite Nepal's strong potential for beekeeping, the industry and wild bee conservation face difficulties due to climate change, reduced grazing areas, diseases, parasites, small hive beetle infestations, and unregulated honey hunting. Sujan Amgai, head of the Beekeeping Development Center in Bhandara, reports that beekeepers are simultaneously dealing with weather changes, grazing shortages, disease infections, and beetle infestations.