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    How to keep bees
    Before setting up an apiary, there are factors that you need to consider and these include; the available space and the number of hives it can accommodate, the surrounding environment, and the distance from home. The best place would be under trees preferably those that bear flowers so as to provide pollen and nectar to […]
    Duration: 10:36:00
    How to get bees for your top -bar hive using a catcher box – Part 1
    A catcher box can be used to capture swarms and has advantages including being very light, can be sited all around the farm. After catching the swarm using a catcher box, you can transfer the bees to the permanent hive after 2 weeks. Catcher box parts The catcher box has straps that help suspend the […]
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    How to get bees for your top bar hive using a catcher box– part 2
    When you catch a swarm using a catcher box, this swarm has to be transferred to the main hive after 2 weeks. Before transferring, you need a smoker, rope incase the hive is too high, a bee brush, a hive tool, and protective equipment. Transferring is best done when the weather is cool and in […]
    Duration: 00:13:40
    Natural ways to keep chickens healthy
    The health conditions of the poultry affect their potential egg and meat production ability which affects the income and nutrition of the farmers directly. As meat and eggs of chicken contain a big percentage of proteins an generate high income for the farmers, dirty drinking water, unclean surrounding and improper feed make the chicken sick […]
    Duration: 00:15:20
    Turning fish waste into fertilizer
    As soil fertility remains a significant factor that determine the productivity of the land, it can be improved by use of proper agronomic practices. Over use of chemical fertilizers destroy soil life making less productive and this can be improved by use natural local resources. Fish waste is the part of fish which people don‘t […]
    Duration: 00:04:55
    Considerations when pruning
    Pruning is a major management practice both in fruit trees and in forest trees but many farmers wonder what factors to put in consideration when choosing the branches to prune. When choosing the branches to prune off, first asses the tree. This involves looking at the tree and making some judgments about the tree ie […]
    Duration: 00:03:36
    Why we Prune avocado trees
    Pruning is the removal by cutting away of over grown stems and/ or branches as a way of rehabilitating the avocado tree. Pruning is important because it ensures that there is regeneration of the tree, helps control the height of the tree because when the trees are too tall, the fruits will get damages during […]
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    When and how to use a cut stump herbicide treatment
    Some trees resprout and grow after they have been cut but often times you might not need them to resprout. A cut stamp herbicide can be used to prevent this. The cut stamp herbicide treatment is a two step process and the first step involves cutting the tree down. For small stems, you can use […]
    Duration: 00:04:09
    When and how to do a basal bark herbicide treatment
    Shrubs can be a nuisance in the garden or in the forest because they seriously affect the growth of the crops and trees. There are different ways of controlling weeds and shrubs. When the stems of the shrubs are small, you can effectively control them with a foliar spray with a herbicide but when the […]
    Duration: 00:08:09
    Top 3 mistakes made when mulching trees
    Mulching is an important practice in tree management of crops and trees but there are common mistakes that farmers make in mulching. The first mistake that farmers make is that they mulch too close to the base of the trunk. Putting mulch too close to the trunk is not advised because fruit trees do not […]
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