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Western Kenya farmers taste sweet honey

Bee farmer Diana Lubira at her workshop in Kakamega  [PHOTOS: BENJAMIN SAKWA/STANDARD]

Bee keeping is gaining popularity in Western Kenya which has a range of flowers that make better quality honey. The market is also readily available.

Many farmers are now leaving traditional maize and sugarcane farming for honey.

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