We are incredibly honoured that Malealea Lodge and the Eco Cook Bags Initiative have been featured in Intrepid Travel’s Q2 Supplier and Partner Newsletter as an inspiring example of community-driven sustainability and climate action. This international recognition highlights how tourism can support meaningful environmental action, sustainable livelihoods, and improved living conditions in rural communities.
A Wild Afternoon at Malealea Lodge
Here at Malealea Lodge, we’ve recently taken on an exciting new project—starting our very own beehives! Bees play a vital role in maintaining healthy ecosystems through pollination, and we’re thrilled to support these incredible little workers right here at the lodge. Not only will they help our surrounding gardens thrive, but we’re also hoping to produce our own fresh, locally-made honey. While our buzzing friends are usually peaceful, as you’ll see in the story below, sometimes they remind us who’s really in charge!
It was late afternoon, Lucky was just finishing up the last bit of lawn mowing behind the lodge—completely unaware of the chaos he was about to unleash! I was in the bar doing stock when suddenly, Roxy 🐕 came sprinting in, panicked, with a single bee hot on her heels. Moments later, Bob was tearing up and down the deck, swatting at the bees with his hat and losing his glasses in the process.
Then came Monstuoe and Lucky in their blue overalls, bolting past at full speed! Helgard burst into the bar, covered in stings—ten in total! Meanwhile, Sana and the cleaning ladies, on their way home, found themselves under attack, while the bees also went after the men sitting outside the shebeen. Even the kitchen ladies weren’t spared, taking a few stings themselves. Phoka, just watching the mayhem innocently from the deck, also got targeted!
Thankfully, everyone is okay, and now we can laugh about it. Bob and Helgard can’t stop cracking up—turns out Bob has some serious speed after all! 🐝
Further Reading
Just a 15-minute walk from Malealea Lodge, you will find the Teaching Farm, which has its roots alongside the Malealea Development Trust and Rotary International and also thanks to Ken Dunn of Africa’s Gift, Eternal Flame Worldwide, the kind assistance of Kingsley Napley and Sheffield Hallam University. Recently, we visited the farm to commemorate the life of Sue, a very special lady from Sheffield Hallam University in the UK. Sue spent much...
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