By Rey Anthony Chiu
With hardly much buzz, BIBA shares 254 ‘kiwot colonies’
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Oct 7 (PIA) –Working without much of a buzz, Bohol Island Bee-managers Association (BIBA), has already put up an aggregate of 254 stingless bee colonies all over Bohol, barely five months from its official inception.
Already an acknowledged organization of stingless-bee (kiwot) keepers intent on bringing out the best in bee culture in their move towards a sustainable organic farming in Bohol, BIBA have been mum about doubling their income potential simply by just keeping bee colonies and tending to their farms at the same time.
Officially organized last June 17, 2017, BIBA believes that even if they count on the increased harvest due to the added natural pollination by the harmless stingless bees, food production would be up by 55% to 85%, cites BIBA President Jomer Balag of Jolits EcoFarm in Cambacay Batuan.
Epifanio Loyola Jr., the President of the country’s network of bee managers foundation incorporated (BEENET), in a separate interview corroborated Balag’s claim, citing his coconut farm’s increased harvest measured up to 85%, nearly double the yield in the previous years before picking up bee-keeping in his farm.
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