Beekeeping

March 8th, 2008 Picsi, Peru

Beekeeping with Pete

My good buddy Pete lives in a small town called Picsi about 10 minutes outside of the departmental capital of Lambayeque. Since we would both be travelling to Lima that night for training purposes, I decided to head down the Pan-American 3 hours and see what his life as a volunteer is all about.

We spent the morning visiting the NGO to which he was originally assigned. They work with a different style of pottery and also promote animal husbandry projects. We visited with some friends and family and I realized how much of an impact Pete has had on the kids there. Everywhere you walk you hear “Peter!” We had lunch with his family and then got ready to go beekeeping.

Pete´s main project has been to help some beekeepers expand their business by practicing better business habits. Along the way, Pete has learned a great deal about beekeeping. We suited up in those famous bee suits that make the user look like an infectious disease doctor. It was fun to watch the beekeepers do their work. I learned to spot the queen and quite a bit more. Hopefully, I´ll post some pictures soon.