HENAN HARIT

Morocco- Female beekeepers in Morocco continue to achieve significant success in this field. 28-year-old Sarah Qandil lives in the village of Jawala of Boumaiz town, Sidi Slimane Province. She wears her white beekeeping suit, gloves, and special shoes to protect her from bee stings. Her father and grandfather were also beekeepers so she learned beekeeping when she was a child.

She sells honey on social media

After her marriage, she had to leave the village she grew up in and began to live in the village of Jawala. She decided to be a beekeeper like her father after she couldn’t find a job. “I have experience in beekeeping. For this reason, I decided to be a beekeeper,” Sarah Qandil said that she sells honey on social media accounts. Stating that her honey complies with international standards, Sarah Qandil wants to sell her honey to other countries.

Honeybees live in colonies called hives containing one queen bee, thousands of female worker bees, and hundreds of male drone bees. Stating that there are many types of bees, the Moroccan type is called “Andrena”, Sarah Qandil told us that these bees are black.

“Women should be determined”

She also gives advice to women, who want to develop their projects but are shy to do it, “Women should start their projects if they have an idea. They should be determined to carry out their projects. When they do what they love, they will be successful. Therefore, continue to do what you want without listening to what is told you.”