Our BFF Beekeepers

In Ukraine, the climate and vegetation are extremely favorable for bees, but the ongoing full-scale war and the extensive mining of farmland have made beekeeping a preferred agricultural activity.

When 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 the revenue from honey sales, we not only help farmers generate a livelihood, but also support demining efforts after the war, so they may one day regain access to their farmland.

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, taking only thirty of his three hundred colonies. We helped him get back on his feet, bought all 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 through beekeeping? Or Maksym, Valentyn, and Yuriy—farmers in the Sumy region, just thirty kilometers from the Russian border—who became local YouTube celebrities after capturing some lost Russian soldiers, but who are actually highly dedicated beekeepers and conservationists?

There are many, many stories of how Bees Feed Families, and we will share them with you here.

Genadi

Coming soon.