Bee keeping (apiculture)

Introduction :

Practice of rearing honeybees for honey, beewax, royal jelly, propolis and other valuable products. Other than honey production bee also help in pollination of crop my makes them an important agricultural activity. Apiculture is a low investment and high income enterprise and also low maintainance.

Essential equipments used :

• Bee box
•  Bee colonies
• Protective closing
• Smoker
•  Hive tool
• Honey extractor
• Bee brush

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Our services includes :

1. We provide training to New entrepreneurs
2. Supply of inputs such as high quality bee colonies, and essential beekeeping equipments ( bee boxes, protective clothing, brush, feeders etc )
3. Apiary setup support
4. Technical support 
5. Marketing assistance through our website and other online platforms.

Steps in beekeeping :

1. Select location with Shashikant growing plants and water source
2. Install healthy bee colonies
3. Regular inspection for diseases, pests
4. Harvest when combs are fully sealed
5. Extraction and filtration of honey, store under hygeine conditions

 benifits of beekeeping :

 By products of beekeeping :

1. Honey : used as a substitute for sugar
2. Beewax : used for preparing candles, cosmetics, food coatings etc.
3. Bee pollen : natural suppliments, animal feel, nutritional food
4. Royal jelly : anti-aging cosmetics, pharmaceuticals,health topics
5. Propolis : Antimicrobial medicines, wound healing, oral care products, cosmetics, and food preservatives.
6. Bee venom : Apitherapy, treatment of arthritis, neurological research, pain management, and cosmetics.
7. Bee brood(bee larvae) : Protein-rich food, animal feed, traditional medicine, and nutritional products.
8. Comb honey : Premium food product, gourmet markets, and direct consumption.

• Increases crop yield through effective pollination
• Generate additional income to farmer
• Required relatively low investment
•  Employment generation in rural areas

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Government support for bee keeping :

Various governament schemes provide subsidies, training programs, financial assistance to farmers for apiculture activities. 

1. National beekeeping and honey mission (NBHM) : provide 50 -75% subsidies
2.  Honey mission (Sweet kranti) : provided training to rural and tribal entrepreneurs
3. Mission for integrated horticulture development(MIDH) : provides financial aid for commercial honey production

 Conclusion :

Beekeeping is more than just honey production, it provides additional income, crop pollination, conserving biodiversity it offers multiple benifits to farmer and environment. With proper management, Government support, and scientific practices, beekeeping can become a successful and rewarding Agribusiness, contributing to rural development, for security, Employment generation, ecological balance. As increasing demand for natural honey and related products apiculture can be a promising business opportunity for both small scale and large scale farmers.