One of my favourite plants (after cacao that produces chocolate!) is the avocado. They are one of the most delicious and nutritious fruits around… Avocado trees are one of the many different crops that depend on wild insects pollinators. I recently spent some time in the Kerio Valley looking at the insects visiting the avocado … Read more
Hello – just spent a lovely day looking at bees in the Kerio Valley (one of my favourite parts of the world!). An extension of the Great Rift Valley in northwestern Kenya, the Kerio Valley is a beautiful and diverse landscape that is especially rich in bees. The Kerio Valley is also home to a … Read more
Dear All – many greetings from the hot, remote desert in Northern Kenya… Lots to catch up on here but firstly I would like to thank everyone for reading this blog and sending in your kind comments. A few days ago I visited the Kerio Valley in northwestern Kenya. It was a hot, sunny day … Read more
Male bees keeping watch on their patch of bush…. Dear All, Hello – have just been travelling through Western Kenya working on pollinators at various sites with groups of farmers. Its been amazing and I look forward to sharing some of the discoveries and photographs with you all over the next few days. … Read more