Photo: Adel Bishr
As climate change drives up temperatures and reduces rainfall in one of the world’s most water-scarce countries, Yemen’s beekeepers have adopted the age-old practice of seasonal migration, known as Tazeeb. Its Ministry of Agriculture says the number of beehives surged by over 100,000 between 2017 and 2020 alone. An estimated 80% of Yemen’s 100,000 beekeepers move their hives seasonally. In 2024 alone, Yemen produced 7,000 tons of honey, up from 2,500 tons in 2017, and now has an estimated 1.3 million beehives, up from 1.197 million three years ago. Tazeeb was initially a response to shifting weather patterns, but worsening desertification, flooding and habitat loss have made migration even more critical.
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