Brazilian Student ‘Loves’ Community Project Beekeeping

A Brazilian student participating in a beekeeping project has declared her “immeasurable affection” for the pollinators.

Ana Caroline Mendes engages in MaraBee, an apiculture initiative at the Federal Institute of Education Science and Technology of Maranhao (IFMA) in Caxias, northeastern Brazil.

Ana Caroline admits that, at first, joining the project was regarded as nothing more than an academic obligation. However, according to Ana, all team members quickly started enjoying the activity.

She said: “Today, we love what we do. There were many obstacles and problems to get here, but we never gave up, because it is something we do simply because we love beekeeping and our beloved bees.”

Ana Caroline added: “It means work, effort and love for what you do and immeasurable affection for these little insects.”

Picture shows the IFMA Campus Caxias, in Brazil, undated. Ana Caroline Mendes engages in MaraBee, an apiculture initiative at the Federal Institute of Education Science and Technology of Maranhao (IFMA) in Caxias, northeastern Brazil. (NewsX/Bee)

Speaking at a recent event marking the donation of additional apiculture equipment sets to the residents of local neighbourhoods, coordinator Prof Maria Veronica Meira de Andrade said: “It is a necessary support for the development of beekeeping activities as a way to further promote productive inclusion and generate employment and income in the communities.”

Ana Caroline said she was highly optimistic.

The student emphasised: “In addition to inspiring expectations, I see that we have a future in this activity.”

Brazil is among the world’s leading sources of honey. The South American country had a three per cent share in the global annual production of the product in 2020, data provided by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization has shown.

In 2020, around 52,000 tonnes of honey were harvested in Brazil. This was a year-on-year increase of 6,000 tonnes. China, the global market leader, provided 458,000 tonnes of honey in 2020.

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