With its abundance of Mellifera flowers, beekeeping conditions are ideal in the Sierra de las Minas Biosphere Reserve. In February 2014, 300 beehives were given to 150 families living in the Biosphere Reserve, as part of the Bioforesa project supported by the aid organizations BMZ, Oro Verde, and Heifer International. Apiculture offers the 15 local communities an alternative income to extracting natural resources from the Reserve. The selected families were trained in honey p