Hive-oriented: Beekoming sustainable

The University of Hawaii in the Hilo Agricultural Farm Laboratory in Panaʻewa was excited during a special event last month, which brought together an organic group of aspiring students, donors, local farmers, island chefs and parishioners.

They were there for the annual sustainable Soirée, which emphasizes and honors the collaborative Honey Bee and beekeeping program of the university.

The fundamental enthusiasm of the event is a parish-related partnership between the University of Hawaii at the Hilo College of Agriculture, Forestry and the Professor of Natural Resource Management for Entomology Lorna Tsutsutsumi and the award-winning chef Alan Wong, who founded the adoption AAAA program with Alan Wong program.

Wong, known as one of 12 co -founders of the Regional Cuisine Hawaii, has teamed up with Tsutsumi and the University of Hawaii in Hilo in order to raise awareness and to promote local solutions for maintaining the honeybee industry in Hawaii.

“Fifteen years after its foundation, the adopt-A BEHEHIVE program with Alan Wong promotes the importance of honeybees for our local and global well-being” History of the University of Hawaii News.

The program supports the Beekeeping courses and certificate program At the University of Hawaii in Hilo, which gives the students good practices so that they can properly manage and maintain in the farm laboratory in Panaʻewa.

It also attracts scholarships for students and promotes the importance of honeybees.

Since its foundation, the Adopt A-Hare program has awarded more than $ 27,000 in scholarships to the University of Hawaii at Hilo beekeeping students.

“The program, just like the bees, [is] Not only survival, but also thrive! “Said Tsutsumi.

Wong believes that it is a win-win situation for students, the community and of course honeybees.

Adopters are invited every spring to the University of Hawaii on the Hilo Farm to see how the beehive of student bee students guides you, meet the students and deal with bee -minded people who jointly celebrate the importance of honeybees.

Anyone who wants to take a beehive at the bee and can support the research and development of healthy beehive practices in Hawaii Website of the University of Hawaiʻi Foundation To learn more about how to submit “adoption papers”.

Adopters receive periodic reports and photos of their assigned bee colony.

You will also receive a personal supply of honey and honey products as well as invitations to accompany Wong in bee and agricultural activities on campus and in the Pana'ewa.