Jurre Rompa Gallery
Jurre Rompa01Community Forests Pemba has trained 280 beekeepers on Pemba, Zanzibar's second largest island, since 2011. Here, beekeeper Raymond Kilongo walks home to his farm after a busy day harvesting honey.
Jurre Rompa02Hundreds of bees swarm around Salum Ali Makame as he and a partner check on their hives. The hives, which are made from wooden boards, are hung in trees or placed beneath thatched shelters on the ground.
Jurre Rompa03Bees cover a langstroth hive. Community Forests Pemba provides local beekeepers with hives at a subsidized cost of $7. Traditionally, beekeepers in Zanzibar made hives from hollowed out logs.
Jurre Rompa04Raymond Kilango and Juma Salim Mussa remove the rope from a beehive after lowering it to the ground for harvesting. They calm the bees by smoking them with burning branches or dried papaya.
Jurre Rompa05Shaame Juma Abdalla burns dried papaya in the bee smoker to calm down the bees.
Jurre Rompa06Ali Manguja, 60, harvested eight liters of honey last year and expects to double that amount as he harvests in the next few months. Manjuga also has a plant nursery, and the income he makes helps him pay to water them—and support his 11 children.
Jurre Rompa07Manuga tastes a honeycomb he has harvested. The honey takes on the rich flavor of the mangrove, fruit, and spice trees in Zanzibar.
Jurre Rompa08Salum Ali Makame, Juma Salim Mussa, and Raymond Kilango walk towards their beehives.
Jurre Rompa09Juma Salim Mussa pulls a beehive back into the tree after checking it for honey.
Jurre Rompa10Salum Ali Makame, surrounded by bees, lowers a hive to the ground.
Jurre Rompa11Mohamed Abdula Mshiti, 57, stands in the jungle. Mshiti is a government employee, and he uses beekeeping to supplement his income.
Jurre Rompa12Barefoot College Zanzibar focuses on teaching women to tend hives. Here, three women walk back to the training center after checking the beehives.
Jurre Rompa13Ms. Mtumwa is learning to become a beekeeper.
Jurre Rompa14Mohamed Abdula Mshiti poses for a portrait.
