GARDEZ (Pajhwok): Bee keepers in southeastern Paktia province say recent rains badly affected their business and the honey production would be less this year compared to the previous year.
They say the heavy rains not only killed many bees but also destroyed followers and plants from which honey bees collect pollen and nectar
Syedullah Habibazi, a bee keeper in Gardez, told Pajhwok in recent downpours badly damaged the bee farming as many bees died and some contracted diseases, which gradually killed them.
He said flowers and plants that the bees used for food had been washed away by the rains . . .
