Slide background Botswana Farmer finishing construction of a beehive fence Botswana Farmer finishing construction of a beehive fence

Botswana Beehive Fences

Dr Lucy King has visited Botswana numerous times to assist the Department of Wildlife and National Parks (DWNP) on their World Bank GEF funded project “Northern Botswana Human-Wildlife Co-existence Project”.

The project aims to reduce human-elephant conflict (HEC) in 13 selected villages in three primary wetland areas in Botswana;
  • The Okavango Delta Pan Handle
  • The Chobe-Linyanti Wetlands
  • The Makgadikgadi wetlands area.
    • HEC reduction activities include the introduction of chilli fences, early maturation seed varieties, kraaling and guard dogs to reduce livestock predation and beehive fences.

    DWNP have selected 40 farmers to trial beehive fences within the three project areas and Dr King has been to each site to train up to 30 farmers and field officers at each site in construction and management of beehive fences.
    Boteti Elephants
    Boteti Elephants

    A beehive fence in Botswana

    Making roof shades

    Project officers at each field site are responsible for beehive fence construction and data collection and we will be supporting the officers over the coming years as they monitor and develop this extensive beehive fence network.