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EastWest Innovations Uganda Limited (EWI) began its operations in Uganda since 2001 with the purpose of developing the Uganda Honey trade as a viable supplement income for the Ugandan farmers, with sustainable beekeeping as its modus operandi.
Today, EWI is a recognized source for providing pure, unadulterated honey. Since mid-2005, every batch of honey harvested, samples were sent to University of Hohenheim for Mellisopalynology and has met the rigorous European Honey legislation and the Commission’s Food Safety standard. Over the years we have maintained this standards through our continuous effort to educate and training of our local beekeepers.
With emphasis on quality honey exporting to EU, Switzerland, Japan, Malaysia and Singapore, EWI attained the prestigious “President’s Export Award” in 2006.
Recipient for "The President's Export Award" 2006, Uganda
From origin to consumer, EWI monitors its entire processing to ensure that YOU get honey in its purest.
Emphasis is on training beekeepers on handling bee to acquire good honey, not so much on having expensive modern equipments.
Honey refined in stainless steel tanks after going through simple honey pressing.
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About
COMPANY PROFILE
EastWest Innovations Uganda Limited (EWI) began its operations in Uganda since 2001 with the purpose of developing the Uganda Honey trade as a viable supplement income for the Ugandan farmers, with sustainable beekeeping as its modus operandi.
Today, EWI is a recognized source for providing pure, unadulterated honey. Since mid-2005, every batch of honey harvested, samples were sent to University of Hohenheim for Mellisopalynology and has met the rigorous European Honey legislation and the Commission’s Food Safety standard. Over the years we have maintained this standards through our continuous effort to educate and training of our local beekeepers.
With emphasis on quality honey exporting to EU, Switzerland, Japan, Malaysia and Singapore, EWI attained the prestigious “President’s Export Award” in 2006.
Recipient for "The President's Export Award" 2006, Uganda
From origin to consumer, EWI monitors its entire processing to ensure that YOU get honey in its purest.
Emphasis is on training beekeepers on handling bee to acquire good honey, not so much on having expensive modern equipments.
Honey refined in stainless steel tanks after going through simple honey pressing.
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Uganda Honey 
Hi Lester , Professor Nor Hayati her from Universiti Sains Malaysia — you shared me some photos of you harvesting honey before– could I use 2 of teh photos for my coming book. Tq . Email me on hayatikb@usm.my
My name Hilda Segobaetso from Botswana. I would like to inquire if the institution also train Officers. The Ministry of Agriculture here in Botswana is interested in training Officers on Harvesting, processing, value addition and marketing of bee products. If it does then the intention is to request a resource person from the institution to come to Botswana and train 14 Officers.
I WILL BE HAPPY to receive a quote for two weeks training (14 Officers
Hello.i was interested in buying beeswax .what is the price
Asking for a friend, where is the nearest training in Beekeeping in the Kisoro area?
Hello am wondering if you have chestnut Honey.
Someone I know is searching for it and willing to take 20 metric tonnes on monthly basis.
Tel.+256 756 806 847
Email. Timothy473@gmail.com
I sell from Africa BEESWAX and wait reply from reliable buyers, mail is dignite11@yahoo.fr
how can i contact you?
mail me jamesesegu@gmail.com
i am so much interested in bee keeping. Uganda
Need honey from Arua 0701922808
Hi, Any one producing good honey from Uganda Arua specifically
Hi,
I am interested in your training course details, timing, duration, cost, etc. I look forward to details please. Ese
I live in kampala and would wish to have training in apiary farming, how and were can i go? thx!
Dear leste, Nyakyera -Rukoni ACE is an esteemed farmer led enterprise in ntungamo south western uganda,we are looking for market of our honey:Kindly how can we reach you? Tel:0783164982/0704541870
Kindly send your enquiries to lesster@rwandahoney.com
Dear Lester, I am in Kampala Uganda and would like to attend your course in bee keeping. Could you please provide me with some details on when the next course is and the cost?
Thanks very much for the good work done to reduce the rampant poverty on this globe.I am a practical bee farme in Arua District,Northern Uganda and currently,i am pursuing Bsc.Bee Industry and Business in Makerere University-Kampala(UGANDA).It is a programme of three years.
From sources,Uganda produces one of the best organic honey from the natural vegitation,good aroma.,but but the extansion service is lacking.My concern is,how can we help this students of bee industry with scholarships to enable them finish there program sucessifully
I buy raw beeswax . I am in Kampala , Uganda . I want it in tonnes . can you get it for me? Your’s faithfully , Clement
Hello Clement.. Still in business?
I work with beekeepers across uganda. Drop me a mail and i link you up with suppliers
nelson.mugabi@swisscontact.org
Dear Lesster,
Agree it is a great research. We are currently looking into a bee keeping initiative in Patongo, Agago district. Are you likely to be carrying any training sessions in Uganda soon? What kind of networks do you operate on the ground? It would be great to discuss this further,
Well done for all the hard work! Anna-mai
Where are you located? I would like to start a bee-keeping project in Fort Portal.
Thank you.
Dear Lesster,
I am managing a project in SW Rwanda that works with ~1,400 bee-keepers. We are in the process of establishing a storage/processing and sales centre and we need key equipment for filtration, storage, weighing, purity verification, candle manufacture etc etc.
Can you advise on any regional sources for this equipment? We have prices from the Rwandan Association for Development, but their prices are terribly high it seems. Should we order from Europe or is there anywhere else in Uganda or Kenya?
Secondly, we are very interested in becoming part of your Rwanda programme. Perhaps you can send us your personal email address so that we can discuss this further?
Thanks for a fantastic website- a great resource!
Aaron
Wildlife Conservation Society, Rwanda Program, Nyungwe National Park
Hello.
I would like to receive apiary training from you. I live in Entebbe. Thank you, Laura
I would very much like to learn more about beekeeping, and ways of identifying unadulterated, pure honey.
I have lots of questions about the current situation of honey being sold in the market.
Please let me know how can I learn more.
I’m from Malaysia.
sir,
i would like leran your school, can you give me send prospetes and fees and accomadation details.
Hello ! I am so happy I found this website. I would really like to receive training in bee keeping. Could you please send me information as to where you are located (offices etc…) and how muchit would be to pay for a full beekeeping course.
Thank you
Omara
I am a bee farmer in Pader district, northern Uganda. To date I have not benefited from my apiary farm set two years ago. I have 05 langstroth, 20 KTBs and 10 local hives. May I know of your training schedules and costs, duration. I am in need of a training of your type to be able to benefit and be a good example to others. Otherwise, I am impressed by all I saw at your web site. Please reply
my name is martin, I love bees and have been working with bees for Nealy 10 years. in case you require a trainer to help in your organization then i would be available. I have trained and worked in south a Africa with very successful farmers. I require very little supervision in my work. I produce beekeeping equipment of very good standards. I have large experiece in appiary siting, hive and site management, honey harvesting and production. im impessed at what you are doing. I come from westen kenya and have visited uganda so many times on other issues of life
how can we get training in bee keeping. Yekolams yemats@hotmail.com
Can you kindly indicate where are you from?
thanx for your creativity now please this is what i have been looking for and thanx to God that i got the website today 11/11/2011 now where do you operate from? and please am so much interested in the training opportunity yes am a farmer dealing in apiary in upcountry so my biggest problem is market, knowledge and exposure
Our next available beekeeping workshop will be on the second week of January 2012.
Hi Lesster,
do you conduct any bee keeping course in Malaysia ?
thanks
Johnny
Hi Johnny,
Yes, we do conduct beekeeping workshop in Malaysia. The next workshop will be next year, date not confirm because of heavy schedule.
We will inform you when we start the registration. Kindly email more of your particulars so that we can keep you inform.
Kind regards,
Lesster
Hi, Lesster, I am from Penang, Malaysia and I am interested too. Please keep me updates. Tq 🙂
Hi Lesster , I would like to say that I enjoyed your bee keeping course very much .The week spent with you has changed the way I work WITH bees not against them which is what I have been doing in the past .I was amazed at how you can work with African bees using bare hands and not wearing head gear without being attacked and as we all know these bees have a lot of attitude . In the past when I have been working AGAINST them it was full on war as soon as the hive was opened and after it was closed.
Also like the fact that the course was keep simple easy to understand and loads of information about bees and honey .When I say simple I mean that after reading loads about bee keeping it can sound complicated also their is plenty of incorrect information out their ,which during the course has been explained and demonstrated .
It is good to have loads of hands on learning with the bees and not all class room teaching .
The classes are a good size . We had a good group which made it fun as well .
Once again thank you . I also highly recommend this course to anyone who is interested in learning or working with bees .The learning curve does not have to be painfull .
Colin
Hi Lesster, you have a great thing going here .I have a few hives myself ( Jinja ) and the learning curve can be very steep sometimes due to lack of knowledge and many stings .I would like to attend one of your courses .If you let me know info on courses that would be good . Thanks Colin
I congrulate you,I will follow your blog plesurely.I admired,I hope we will learn new project and information about african bees and beekeeping,have a good job,stay well.regards.
Hi, am very happy to know about this site, where is the beekeeping school? Location, would really want to do that course, have an apiary project at home but need more knowledge
We are interested in starting a bee keeping project in Teso, in north eastern Uganda, and wondered whether you would be willing to collaborate in any way with us, please?
We are building a new, radically different (for Uganda, that is) school, called Shalom School, for the brightest and most deprived children of Teso, many of whom are orphans or live in camps.
Since some of our commitments are to limit class sizes to 40 (instead of the usual 80-200) and to pay teachers full salaries every month, we realise we cannot sustain the school on income from school fees alone.
We are therefore planning to set up various income-generating projects which will not only provide extra income with which to run the school, but will also provide income for the local community and opportunities to train adults and young people in Teso in new methods.
The site of the school is rural, very close to a swamp and lake. It therefore seems an ideal location for bee keeping.
However, none of us connected with Shalom School has any knowledge or experience of bee keeping and are therefore looking not only for technical support, advice and training, but also help with funding and partners with whom we can collaborate to benefit not only the school but the wider population of Teso.
Are you able to help us in any way, please?
I can’t attach a copy of the leaflet about Shalom School so that you can see what the vision is about and what we are hoping to achieve – please could you send me your email address?
We very much look forward to hearing from you.
Thank you.
Margaret Stevens
Dear Lesster. We have a local partner in Sierre Leone who is interested on professional Bee keeping training. Can you send me some information about possibilities on your trainings?
Thank you!
best regards
Lorenzo
I am Helen from Nigeria a beekeeper, I came across your website today am highly impressed by the good work you are doing in Africa, the products are very fascinating the Lord will continue to strengthening you. For sometimes I have been in search for a place in Africa where I can be trained on how to become an effective and productive beekeeper, presently I have up to 15 colonised hives but I want to expand my apiary, learn how to rear queen so that all my hives will be colonised within shortest period and also how to produce other products from bee, like the candle and how to package my honey for international standard. I am seeking your assistance in training me for these. I am ready to pay for the services at affordable price.
I shall be expecting your quick responses.
Thanks, Oni Helen (Mrs)
Hi Helen, thanks for visiting our blog. Yes we do conduct beekeeping courses. We shall send you an email soon. Regards Lesster
Thanks for your quick response, I am hopefully expecting the mail and being trained by you.
Thanks, Helen