Samenvatting

Although beekeeping is increasingly taking commercial orientation in Rwanda, it has been of subsistence nature. Beekeepers’ own forests are unsuitable for beekeeping as they are small over-harvested plantations with short rotations of 2 to 3 years. In addition, the use of pesticides in agricultural plantations caused honeybees’ mortality resulting in the decline of honey production, thus affecting the livelihoods of beekeepers.