Honeybee highway - La Gonave

Given that I have talked about so many forms of transportation ideas on La Gonave this honeybee highway has nothing to do with the conventional sense of a highway.  The honeybee highway is a program where we build an artificial flight path for honeybees and other pollinators.  We design the highway with an idea of where farms are located.  The highway will bisect these farms, allowing honeybees to pollinate these farms.

These highways also ensure that the bees will have the needed food and pollen needed.  By artificially planting specific flowers we are planting flowers that bloom year round, which will aid in the bees overall health and food.

Well we officially started the beginning and end portion of the highway.  The beginning of the hive is at Greater Good Haiti, in Anse-a-Galets.  The end is about a quarter of a mile away along the hillside.  So when we connect both ends it will cover the full width of the city.  We will put up a map along with photos of the plants next year.  Currently we have some sprouts, and when we visit back in Feb 2016, we should see more growth.  We hope to get businesses and home owners involved in owning plant boxes and growing flowers that promote honeybee health.

Stay tuned!

Go Gonave!

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