About BFF Honey

Bees are a vital part of our ecosystems. They contribute to the pollination of a wide variety of flowers, vegetables, and trees. Without bee pollination, we would have significantly less natural food. That’s why it’s so important to protect the bees.

At BFF, we invest in conservation and the restoration of nature. In addition, we ensure that our beehives are placed in natural areas where no chemical pesticides are used.

Beekeeping is a relatively accessible way to earn a livelihood, especially in low-income regions like Eastern Europe. There are many, many stories behind Bees Feed Families, and we will share them with you here.

Of course, there are additional reasons for beekeeping in Ukraine. The climate and vegetation in Ukraine are extremely favorable for bees. Moreover, the ongoing full-scale war and the widespread landmines in agricultural fields have made beekeeping a preferred form of agriculture.

When your land can no longer be used for plowing, sowing, and harvesting, bees can still fly, gather nectar, and provide rural families with an income.

Through honey sales, we not only help farmers achieve a sustainable income, but also contribute to post-war demining efforts, with the goal of eventually restoring access to their farmland.

What we do to support these beekeepers is, first and foremost, invest in equipment to help them recover or expand their operations. We can also support their transition to organic beekeeping, which makes the product much more marketable in Europe. For this, we’ve partnered with USAID, which sponsored the organic certification.

We are now a very diverse group of beekeepers. It all started with Dmytro, who fled the frontlines in the southern Mykolaiv region with his wife and daughter, bringing only thirty of his three hundred colonies. We helped him get back on his feet, bought all of his honey, and he became one of the first beekeepers to be organically certified.

And what about Hennadiy, the retired rocket scientist from Pavlohrad who now supports his family with his bees? Or Maksym, Valentyn, and Yuriy—farmers in the Sumy region, just thirty kilometers from the Russian border—who became local YouTube celebrities after detaining some lost Russian soldiers, but who are in fact serious beekeepers and committed conservationists?