Bees Abroad is an expanding charity which currently supports projects such as Kom in North West Cameroon, TOBA project  in South West Cameroon, Kwe Danda in Nepal and newly started Maiti project in Nepal.

Funds from Bees Abroad must be utilised for the relief of poverty, which means that projects are bound by BA's legal, charitable requirement to reach the poorest sectors of society. BA is particularly keen to ensure its projects are sustainable, do not depend on constant financial input from outside of the area after the initial set-up period and are not dependant on one person's charisma or input.

Bees Abroad can help to support micro credit schemes on a revolving fund basis to give small start-up grants to the poorest beekeepers as long as they can be assured of careful monitoring by an independent assessor.

Bees Abroad wishes to promote the use of sustainable and affordable intermediate technology techniques and cannot support projects that use inappropriate beehive technology or unsuitable or imported species of honeybee.

Bees Abroad believes that where people have learned beekeeping skills, are able to make their hives from affordable local materials and understand how this can help them to improve their income and their environment, they will buy materials to make hives and equipment and will value them more for having done this.

Where projects are thought to require changes to make them more acceptable to BA these will be discussed and agreed with the recipients before the project is finally approved. Once the project goes ahead any variation from the agreed scheme needs to be explained and justified in writing to the trustees. The project supervisor is responsible for ensuring that the funds are used as agreed, that the activities required have been carried out and for reporting back to the trustees. The trustees oversee prudent financial management of projects. The treasurer has overall financial responsibility for each project.

Bees Abroad can only deal with properly constituted groups who are legally registered as required by the laws of the recipient country. Bees Abroad does not normally make donations to single individuals except in exceptional circumstances. Proposals for exceptions must be brought before the whole committee for approval.

2) Young, unemployed men who are poor or who have no connections can find themselves with little or no role in society. This can have many ramifications. For instance, some may turn to alcohol, which is costly and disruptive to the community. Others may leave to seek work in the towns. This leads to rural depopulation and slum urban development. Bee farming can give young men an acceptable way to have a job and an income based in the local community.

3) Traditional bee farmers can earn more money from improved honey yield from adopting more productive beekeeping methods, better honey quality from more effective harvesting techniques and the ability to control the management of the bees.

4) Other bee farmers can get better prices for improved quality honey and have better marketing outlets for their honey. Access to training in beekeeping management techniques, marketing skills and making value added and medicinal products from bees wax, honey and propolis can hugely improve their income.

5) Local beekeeping technicians and trainees will gain full time employment and a regular salary, enhanced status in the community and increased experience and knowledge. The increased activity at the centre means that a substantial contribution will also been made towards the salaries of the local project co-ordinator.

6) Local farmers benefit from improved pollination resulting from increased numbers of pollinators due to more beekeeping activity and less destructive harvesting methods.

7) The wider community benefits in a variety of ways. Sustainable bee farming techniques encourage farmers to retain or improve the tree cover because bees require shade, forage and shelter often provided by trees. The recognition of local people that they can make a living from ‘non-destructive’ forest products means that important forest environments gain protection. The forest cover and other valuable agro forestry trees become valuable to local people who then act to preserve, protect and replace these trees. Improved tree cover helps to stabilise steep slopes against erosion. Bee farmers are shown non-destructive methods that preserve the colony and protect against bush fires due to better designed and more easily available closed smokers. There is potential for non bee farmers to earn extra money either directly from producing items for beekeepers such as hive making, beekeeping clothes or equipment, from processing hive products into added value products such as soap or just as a result of the extra economic activity generated. The training gives people the knowledge to be able to take advantage of available raw materials.