Not every poacher is a criminal. Some of them simply want to feed their families, pay bills and send their children to school. Hence, they look at small petty poaching like bush meat e.g. dik dik, impalas. When our anti-poaching team catch them, they are sat down and given a square meal and given an opportunity to make a living in other ways. This is where the beekeeping project started. The trust buys them a starter pack with all the necessary items and training required. With all the honey that is produced the lodges buy it from them and is also sold to others, which helps them to make a living. Beekeeping has another surprising benefit: it is saving elephants’ lives. That is because elephants are terrified of the bees. It’s a win-win-win situation. The elephants leave the farmers alone, the bees pollinate the crops, the beekeper makes money, the lodges get delicious, organic honey for their pancakes.