By Edgar Allan Vilbar (The Freeman) Updated February 15, 2012 12:00 AM
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HILONGOS, LEYTE, Philippines – Apiculture, the raising of bees for
commercial production of honey, has been started in this town when the
Lamak Beekeeper's Association formally opened an apiary in Bgy. Lamak on
February 9.
The opening of the apiary was attended by Dr. Apolonio Sito, executive
director of the National Apiculture Research Training and Development
Institute, and municipal and labor officials.
Sito, who came all the way from NARTDI in Bacnotan, La Union, expounded
on the importance of bees in balancing the ecosystem by pollination.
"Bees play a major role in reforestation and plant production,
increasing plant yield and maintaining the balance of our ecosystem," he
said.
NARTDI would be supporting the endeavor of Lamak, he said, because the
institute is mandated, by Republic Act 9151, to establish apiaries for
honey and by-products, train beekeepers and apiculturists, conduct
research and extend technologies to industry stakeholders.
Mayor Jose Emery Roble shared his plans for honey production in his
town. "It is always my objective to have a healthy community, so I
instructed the municipal health department to reduce orders of synthetic
medicines and do more research on the potential of honey as natural
vitamin and cure especially for women and children."
Roble said he was confident that LBA could deliver the goods by May, the
scheduled first harvest of honey from 40 colonies of cultured bees.
LBA president Jeffrey Mendoza, also the lot owner of the apiary site,
said the mayor earlier sent him to Bohol for training on apiculture.
DOLE senior labor employment officer Rosalinda Betuin, for her part,
told LBA members that the agency supported honey production enterprise
by extending funds to it, and assured them of more support through the
community enterprise program.
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