A HIVE A DAY FOR 365 DAYS

LIWONDE RECEIVES 365 HIVES UNDER 'A HIVE A DAY FOR 365 DAYS' PROGRAM FROM HONEY WITH HEARTS

In May 2025, there came a program that was dubbed “A hive a day for 365 days”. Under this program Honey with Heart to donated 365 hives to each of the 3 parks of Nkhotakota, Liwonde and Majete. Total hives donated to Malawi Beekeepers through the 3 Parks was 1095.

Figure 1 Liwonde received its share of the 365 Hives under the ''A hive s day for 365 days'' Program.
Figure 2 Top quality Langstroth Hives donated by Honey with Heart for Liwonde National Park and Mangochi Forest Reserve.

As the supplier is busy producing these hives, Liwonde is excited to report that it has received its 365 hives allocation. Free delivery of the hives to the park was done in the month of September. As this story was being compiled in mid-October, all the 365 Hives had been installed in the targeted Apiaries. With this development, it is anticipated that honey production will increase by at least 30-40% this coming season and more in the subsequent seasons.

“As Honey with Heart Liwonde, we are very excited to have these hives at one goal. Our honey output will go up due to these additional hives. This will help us achieve our targets from next season going forward”, said Henry Kapito, a HwH Hive Technician when receiving the hives.

Figure 3 Clement, the HWH Officer had a busy week installing the hives as soon as they arrived in Liwonde.
Figure 4 Hive installation was completed as this story was being compiled.

Habiba Kundando, who was among the beneficiaries of the consignment was also very grateful and had this to say after her club got its share, “We are very grateful to HwH for giving us these hives. We are making huge progress economically through Beekeeping and these additional hives will increase our income among our households. We thank HwH for this gesture,” concluded Habiba.

All in all, it is apparent that the injection of 365 hives into Liwonde and Mangochi Forest Reserve communities will have a very positive economic impact to household livelihoods. With these additional 365 hives, Liwonde Honey Production is also expected to increase.