CARICOM’s leading beekeepers showcased in Saint Kitts

Published on October 20, 2025

CARICOM Beekeepers Honey Show was a featured event at the recently concluded Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA), which was held in Basseterre, St. Kitts.

The event showcased the exceptional quality, creativity, and technical skills of sixty (60) apiculture practitioners from fourteen (14) CARICOM states.

This year’s OECS – CARICOM beekeepers Honey Show had three main elements: (i) plenary and technical presentations, (ii) Caribbean honey show competition and (iii) regional apiculture policy.

The opening plenary, held on 1 October 2025 at 1:30 p.m., featured a series of insightful technical presentations exploring the scientific, economic, and practical dimensions of apiculture across the Caribbean and the wider Americas.

Caribbean Honey Show Competition was one of the largest in the five years that the honey show has been running, with 200 entries submitted.

What began as a seed planted in Saint Lucia in 2021, through the support of the GEF Small Grants Programme UNDP (Saint Lucia) and the Saint Lucia Ministry of Agriculture , has blossomed into a regional movement.

Source Richard Matthias - Association of Caribbean Beekeepers’ Organization (ACBO)