Ghana's teachers learn beekeeping to start "Buzz Clubs" in schools
Bees for Development Ghana trained teachers in Techiman to build hives from bark and bamboo and pass the skills, and the business sense, on to their pupils.
Techiman — Teachers from across Ghana have spent five days in Techiman, Bono East Region, learning to keep bees, so they can start Buzz Clubs in their primary and basic schools, MyJoyOnline reports.
The workshop, run by Bees for Development Ghana, mixed classroom lessons with field work. Teachers learned to:
- build hives from local materials such as bark, logs, bamboo and grass
- choose a site for an apiary and manage water, feeding, pests and bushfires
- approach and handle bees safely, including lighting and using a smoker
- teach young learners basic business and entrepreneurship skills
The idea is simple: train the teachers, who then train the pupils. Dozens of teachers have been trained so far and hundreds of pupils are already taking part.
"Bees are very important and contribute to the preservation of biodiversity," said Dr Papa Kwodwo Mbroh, the organisation's programmes director, who said beekeeping can improve lives, especially in rural areas, as bees also protect forests and pollinate crops. A teacher from Nsuta DA Basic School in the Shai Osudoku District said the training had cured her fear of bees and she now plans to keep them; Abel Manu Kwaku, from the Tain District, wants to add value to honey and other products.
Source: MyJoyOnline, reporting by Anass Sabit, 16 October 2026.
