A 1968 report of the removal ofthousands of bees imported toGhana did not produce honey
We look back at a rare eventthat happened on SaturdayJanuary 20, 1968. Thenewspaper headlines, "250,000 bees leave Ghana... without producing a single pint of honey".
These bees, according to the newspaper, were imported from the UK by the honey industry in Ghana. However, the bees are said to have 'come out of the field', while the lizards and birds eat the others. It is believed that the bees may return to the UK, giving up hope of establishing a honey industry in Ghana. Read the full text of the story as published by GhanaWeb on Wednesday, May 11, 2022, below:
A newspaper clipping from Saturday, January 20, 1968, with the headline "250,000 bees leave Ghana...withoutproducing a pint of honey," has surfaced online.
According to this report, thesebees were imported from the UK with the intention of establishing a honey industry in Ghana. The story explains that lizards and birds ate some beesafter the bees left.
“Almost 250,000 bees wereimported by State Farms Corporation to Ghana in 1965 at Pokuase Farm. "Lizards and birds ate others, Pokuase Farm learned yesterday," the report said.
He went on to say that the bees would return to the UK. “It is believed that the bees may return to their native land.
"According to a farmer, the bees that were imported to set up a honey factory, left without producing a single pint of honey," he added.
These bees, according to the newspaper, were imported from the UK by the honey industry in Ghana. However, the bees are said to have 'come out of the field', while the lizards and birds eat the others. It is believed that the bees may return to the UK, giving up hope of establishing a honey industry in Ghana. Read the full text of the story as published by GhanaWeb on Wednesday, May 11, 2022, below:
A newspaper clipping from Saturday, January 20, 1968, with the headline "250,000 bees leave Ghana...withoutproducing a pint of honey," has surfaced online.
According to this report, thesebees were imported from the UK with the intention of establishing a honey industry in Ghana. The story explains that lizards and birds ate some beesafter the bees left.
“Almost 250,000 bees wereimported by State Farms Corporation to Ghana in 1965 at Pokuase Farm. "Lizards and birds ate others, Pokuase Farm learned yesterday," the report said.
He went on to say that the bees would return to the UK. “It is believed that the bees may return to their native land.
"According to a farmer, the bees that were imported to set up a honey factory, left without producing a single pint of honey," he added
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