To encourage bird and pollinating species to inhabit our sanctuary, we plan to introduce mason beehives, bat boxes, hummingbird feeders, bird boxes, butterfly boxes and honey beehives. It is key to always have blooming species to avoid a nectar shortage known as “nectar dearth.” In Pennsylvania, nectar dearth usually occurs between July and August. To keep them closer to home, we supplied them with a diverse range of flowering species that would bloom throughout the summer months. The lack of flowers on the golf course forces pollinators to branch out to other locations to secure alternative nectar sources. When designing the landscape, our focus was to provide resources for pollinators of all kinds. Beekeepers and guests must sign a Waiver of Liability and Assumptions Risk Form.Beekeepers must agree to and sign a Lease and Bylaws Agreement form.
Beekeepers must participate in at least one introductory course to beekeeping. All interested beekeepers must attend an orientation and safety training meeting. To help achieve this the following conditions are required: We aim to spread pollinator awareness and educate all our members so that they are successful and safe in their beekeeping. The Community Apiary is a joint project of Cranberry Township – which owns the facility – together with Cranberry Highlands, the Cranberry Township Community Chest, and Burgh Bees. Honey bees are essential to our global ecosystem as they work hard to pollinate farm crops and other plants that bring us a third of the foods we eat. A part of the golf course’s Audubon Sanctuary certification program, the pollinator garden provides a bee-friendly habitat adjacent to the municipal golf course for honey beehive placement and instruction. The honey market is quite broad and will allow us to delve into different business opportunities, such as honey-based products, honey foods and beers.Cranberry Highlands’ Community Apiary is designed to be a community resource for education about pollination and beekeeping. “Once Vuyo went out and ventured into beekeeping and completed his beekeeping course, we embarked on a mission to introduce this industry to black people living in townships. He later joined Myoli in gardening and beekeeping endeavours. Myoli’s business partner Mlindeli Kwaza said that they started a long-term friendship in the entertainment and art industry. 
If more people are educated on the importance of bees and how they contribute to agriculture, ecosystems and how these things can be used to create a profit, local industries can flourish.” We need to introduce high quality honey and make it more accessible to people at good pricing. “A lot of what we eat is not even real honey. Beekeepers from Gugulethu, Mlindeli Kwaza and Vuyo Myoli, hope to make a success of their apiary business.
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