A recently launched program aims to provide work for about 12,500 Ethiopians in beekeeping and silkworm farming. It’s supporting out-of-school and unemployed young people between ages 18 and 24. By Pius Sawa, Thomson Reuters Foundation Brendan Bannon/MasterCard Foundation Nairobi, Kenya — Beekeeper Ayenalem Ketema is the proud owner of three hives which have produced enough … More Modern beekeeping offers Ethiopian youths a sweeter future

Honeybee populations are under attack but the founders of nonprofit HoneyLove believe bees’ best future is in cities. By Daniel B. Wood Rebecca Cabage / Special to The Christian Science Monitor The recent Saturday gathering aims to reverse the trend. Ms. McFarland’s hope is that the information will ignite a passion within the listeners to … More Chelsea and Rob McFarland lure people into a sweet science: urban beekeeping