CARIBBEAN BEEKEEPING CONGRESS:  Guidelines for Country Reports  
 
Country reports are intended to summarise the history of the beekeeping sector, its current 
status, and recommendation/plans for the future. The reports, when viewed collectively should 
give a realistic snapshot of the status of beekeeping in the region and should serve to inform 
initiatives towards ensuring the sustainability of the sector, while developing its competitiveness.  
 
1. 
HISTORY / BACKGROUND OF BEEKEEPING  
 
2. 
BEEKEEPING DEMOGRAPHICS 
No. of beekeepers (sex, age, years of experience, education, full time/part time, etc.  
According to the availability of data) 
Total no. of colonies, no of colonies per beekeeper, spatial distribution of colonies on 
island/country, etc.) 
Categorisation of no. of colonies managed by beekeepers 
 
3. 
APIARY MANAGEMENT 
Race of bees  
Indigenous/Stingless bees 
Types of hives used 
Products harvested/produced  
Pest and disease issues 
Main problems experienced 
Main constraints to growth/development 
Availability and source of extension services/support 
 
4. 
BEEKEEPING ENTERPRISE  
Type of enterprise 
Products marketed /issues with marketing 
Degree of mechanisation/ equipment used in sector 
Source of labour/ labour issues 
Determinants of market prices for products marketed 
Estimated annual value of (tangible) beekeeping goods & services. 
 
5. 
PROJECTIONS FOR SECTOR GROWTH/DEVELOPMENT 
 
Presentation time:  Twenty (20) minutes.