{"id":5498,"date":"2019-05-20T17:34:42","date_gmt":"2019-05-20T16:34:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/us\/?p=5498"},"modified":"2019-06-05T11:11:36","modified_gmt":"2019-06-05T10:11:36","slug":"golden-bees-bright-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/us\/golden-bees-bright-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Golden Bees bright future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With just $300 in savings, beekeeping entrepreneurs Brian Mugisha and Vincent Ochan started \u2018Golden Bees Ltd\u2019 on the outskirts of Kampala, Uganda just over a decade ago.<\/p>\n<p>Today, their social enterprise provides employment to 12 people, and sources produce from over 2,600 small-scale beekeepers across the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Golden Bees Ltd\u2019 export bee-products, including honey, wax and propolis across East Africa and into markets in Europe.<\/p>\n<p>The company has embarked on an ambitious expansion plan that aims to increase production from 50 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