# Catching Swarms in Tanzania

**URL:** <https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/catching-swarms-in-tanzania/8484>\
**Category:** Swarms & Bee Catching\
**Created:** [September 7, 2016, 5:29pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/catching-swarms-in-tanzania/8484 "2016-09-07T17:29:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![Samuel\_Charles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d07c76/32.png) [@Samuel\_Charles](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Samuel_Charles)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2016, 5:29pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/catching-swarms-in-tanzania/8484/1 "2016-09-07T17:29:26Z")

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Hello Everyone,  
I am doing some mission work in Musoma Tanzania and I’m really interested in including a flowhive for some extra income for some locals. I have a friend in Canada who has had great success with his. He ordered bees from New Zealand. I’m wondering if I should try attract local bees if I even can do that. Or is it possible to bring in bees from another country also? Any Information would be great.  
Thanks

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**Author:** ![Gerald\_Nickel](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/gerald_nickel/32/1910_2.png) [@Gerald\_Nickel](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Gerald_Nickel)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2016, 11:48am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/catching-swarms-in-tanzania/8484/2 "2016-09-09T11:48:14Z")

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Samuel,

I was sure how to answer you as I did not know any thing about raising bees in Tanzania. Reading several articles on the subject there is both tradition (in hollowed logs n clay jar or more modern beekeeping done in modified Langstroth hives.

Their is a group based in the capital I believe of Tanzania dedicated to helping new bees like yourself n native people enter into beekeeping. I do not know anything about this group but their Internet address is [Africanbeekerping.com](http://Africanbeekerping.com). There maybe others with expertise there but that was what I found in my research for you.

Apis millifera bees are most commonly used but on article mention other stinging n non-stinging bees can be suitable for local beekeeping.

Wild badgers n stinging ant are a couple of the issues raising bees in Africa (your area) … These bees seem to be free of many diseases we encounter in the U.S. n other countries like Australia, England n Europe.

I hope this help you on your way n eventually get you on with your beekeeping project.

Good luck,  
Gerald.

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**Author:** ![Kirsten\_Redlich](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/kirsten_redlich/32/5093_2.png) [@Kirsten\_Redlich](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Kirsten_Redlich)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2016, 12:40pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/catching-swarms-in-tanzania/8484/3 "2016-09-09T12:40:24Z")

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It’s probably better to use local bees if you can. The Flow Hive is designed for use by Apis mellifera, so if you can get EHB’s in Tanzania?