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より大きな影響を与えるために私たちができること

フィリピンの農家では、作物の収穫量が減少しています。ある研究では、ハチの個体数の減少が主な原因であると結論づけられています。この減少は農薬やミツバチの重要性についての教育の欠如が原因です。

 

Anayaがどのようにこの問題に取り組んでいるかをご覧ください。

BEE POLLINATION

EDUCATION PROGRAM

 

For generations of farmers, it is common practise to spray their crops with chemical pesticides and fertilisers. 

 

It is because of this that the beekeepers we work with decided to embark on a mission to save the bees and change generations of unknowingly bad farming practises. 

 

Today they travel to remote parts of the Philippines to educate farmers about the importance of bee pollination. Through this process, farmers are taught to rear these trigona bees to pollinate their crops. Resulting in the elimination of the use of pesticides, and more importantly an increase in crop yield of up to 40%. 

ORGANICALLY FARMED

The apis mellifera (honeybee species commonly used in commercial bee farming) fall sick easily due to pest, infections and diseases. Hence the need to feed them with antibiotics and use miticides.

Trigona (Melipona) bees however, are much less susceptible to diseases and pest due to their extensive use of propolis - a natural germicide and pest repellent. Hence there is no need to use harmful pesticides or even antibiotics.

We also only choose to work with farms which are near natural forests, and far from towns and cities, landfills or other non-organic farms. This working relationship with nature ensures the purity of the honey that is not contaminated by pesticides or pollution.

「あなたがいるところで小さな善を行いなさい。小さな善が集まって世界を圧倒するのです。」

 

〜 デズモンド・ツツ、ノーベル平和賞受賞者

Anaya helping the beekeepers and encourage stingless bee beekeeping

持続可能な収穫

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持続可能な収穫

Anayaでは、巣箱内の蜂蜜をすべて収穫することはありません。収穫は、ハチがまだ餌を採ることができる蜂蜜が豊富な季節にのみ行われ、ハチが収穫をすることができない雨季は避けています。

 

また、トリゴナ(メリポナ)ミツバチは、一年を通して余分に花粉を蓄えているため、メンテナンスのための給餌(砂糖水でミツバチに給餌するもう一つの一般的な業界の慣行)を必要としません。さらに、蜂の巣は簡単に分割して輸送することができるので、他の作物の受粉を助けることができます。

SUSTAINABLE HARVESTING

 

At Anaya, we do not harvest the entire honey production but leave sufficient for the bees to consume while they continue to product more.

 

Furthermore as the Philippines is susceptible to frequent typhoons, these little bees and their precious hives can fall victim to nature, wiping out the intended harvest. 

LIMITED PRODUCTION

 

Due to the small Trigona (Melipona) bee’s size, they are able to collect nectar from a larger variety of plants. However it also limits their flight radius to about 300-500 metres of the hive. Hence while commonly farmed European honey bees can produce around 30kg of honey a hive per year, these stingless honey bees produce only around 500g of honey a hive per year.

 

Furthermore as the Philippines is susceptible to frequent typhoons, these little bees and their precious hives can fall victim to nature, wiping out the intended harvest. 

マンゴー、ココナッツ、コーヒー、アボカドなどは、スティングレスビーがより効果的に受粉するたくさんの作物のほんの一例です。

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