Navy launches an apiculture project at Naval Dockyard, Trincomalee

The United Nations has declared May 20 as World Bee Day with the aim of promoting beekeeping around the world and to protect bee population. On the sidelines of this global event, Sri Lanka Navy introduced the 50^th bee colony to the ‘Project Navy Bees’ run by Naval Dockyard Trincomalee on 20^th May 2021, with the objective of popularizing beekeeping.

20th May has been declared by the United Nations as Bee Day, to draw the world's attention to the contribution that bees make to the entire ecosystem, biodiversity as well as food security, being a remarkable pollinator. Accordingly, the 50th brood box was mounted in a salubrious location in Chapel Hill, as an extension of the “Project Navy Bees” launched in January 2021 at the Trincomalee Naval Dockyard, in parallel with the World Bee Day.

As part of this project, brood boxes have been established at various locations in the Naval Dockyard and Sober Island, Trincomalee. In addition, an awareness programme on beekeeping was also held in the Chapel Hill on 20^th May. By the end of 2021, the project is expected to expand, in a bid to establish 100 brood boxes within the Naval Dockyard, Trincomalee.