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Honey bees are generalist pollinators that play a role in our global need to regenerate our biodiversity corridors to sustain the ecosystems and their functions. Photo: Supplied

All the buzz about The Bee Effect

Pollution, land use changes, monocropping and climate change are threatening honey bees and, in turn, food security

Buzzing: Mokgadi Mabela founded Native Nosi after she couldn’t keep up with her former colleagues’ orders for her dad’s honey and she needed to secure her own supply. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Q&A Sessions: Meet Mokgadi Mabela — the DJ, beekeeper and mother delivering sweet, sweet honey from Native Nosi

Mokgadi Mabela is the bee lady whose love for good honey has blossomed into a business. She tells us about her genius dad and her late introduction to bees

Ivili Loboya partners with people and organisations across communities

Employment and opportunity through quality

Investing in the Future Job Creation and Development Award. Winner: Ivili Loboya

Boris Johnson

Is maths any of their beeswax?

The humble honeybee is catching up to humans in the arithmetic game, but there is quite literally nothing to worry about

President of the African Development Bank Donald Kaberuka.

SA’s honey pot becoming bitter

Local production can’t compete with cheaper imports and the use of additives and industrial production methods result in consumers being cheated

Millions of bees infected by killer disease

Millions of bees have caught a highly infectious disease which is threatening fruit export markets and honey production in the Western Cape.

As busy as bees

Makana Meadery in Grahamstown combines local knowledge and scientific know-how to save energy and reduce its carbon footprint.