Beekeeping
Beekeeping or apiculture is the practice of managing honeybee colonies to get desired objectives.
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Beekeeping Bootcamp Empowers Aspiring Bee-Preneurs with Buzzworthy Skills
PAU's beekeeping training program highlights the potential for rural livelihood diversification and economic empowerment through beekeeping.…
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Bihar Invites Application for Beekeeping and Honey Production Program, Last Date on January 10
Bihar's Horticulture Department is offering substantial subsidies for beekeeping equipment, encouraging honey production and empowering diverse communities through its Beekeeping and Honey Production Program…
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Profit Making Business Idea for Farmers: Beekeeping, an Extra Income; Challenges Faced by Beekeepers
Beekeeping is an extra income for farmers. It generates a lot of profits. However, there are a few challenges that are faced by beekeepers penned by Namrata Khanna, Director, India Honey Alliance.…
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KVIC Chairman Empowers Assam's Entrepreneurs with Bee-Boxes, Pickle Making & Agarbatti Machines
Chairman of the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), Manoj Kumar, initiated three distribution schemes in Assam on Monday to fulfill Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of 'Atmanirbhar Bharat'.…
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The Complete Guide to Bee Gardening
In the absence of our buzzing friends, the bees, the world would be a different place. These flying creatures are known as pollinators, and they have a significant impact on our food supply. They help our plants in producing the nourishment we require to survive…
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KVIC Chairman Distributes 300 Bee-Boxes in Karnataka's Malavalli District
To realise Prime Minister Narendra Modi's dream of 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat,' Chairman of Khadi and Village Industries Commission Manoj Kumar will visit Karnataka from January 18th to 21st, 2023.…
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"Beekeeping Boosts Crop Production By 30%": KVIC Chairman
According to Manoj Kumar, chairman of the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), the beekeeping sector contributes to a 30% increase in crop productivity, which raises farmers' overall income.…
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USDA Approves Use of World’s 1st Vaccine for Honey Bees
The United States has approved the use of the world's first honey bee vaccine. It was designed to protect bee colonies from American foulbrood disease, a bacterial infection that attacks bee larvae and weakens colonies.…
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Jammu & Kashmir poised to witness ‘Sweet Revolution’
Jammu & Kashmir, which has a long and distinguished history of beekeeping and honey production, is now prepared to experience a "Sweet Revolution" as a result of the administration's sincere efforts.…
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KVIC Distributed Footwear Manufacturing Machines & 200 B-Boxes in Barabanki, Agra
Beekeeping contributes to rural income and employment generation, as well as nutritional intake.…
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Top 6 Beekeeping Training Centres & Institutes in India
In this article, we have mentioned the details of some top beekeeping centers and institutes in India.…
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KVIC Distributes 600 Bee-Boxes in Backward & Tribal Districts of MP
The Honey Mission, launched by KVIC, aims to connect farmers, tribals, women, and unemployed youth to beekeeping and increase India's honey production. KVIC has distributed 1,75,509 Bee-boxes across the country, which has now increased to 1,76,209 following the distribution of 700 boxes today.…
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‘Apis karyanodiyan’: New Species of Bee Discovered in India
Researchers from Kerala have discovered a new species of bee in the Western Ghats Biodiversity Zone. The discovery could now open up avenues for big-scale production of high-quality honey.…
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National Workshop on Role of Agri Start-ups in Honey Value Chain held in Varanasi
In line with PM Modi’s clarion call towards creating AtmaNirbhar Bharat, the focus is on nurturing potential budding Agri-startups & FPOs through support under the NBHM scheme: Dr. Abhilaksh Likhi, Additional Secretary, DA&FW…
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NABARD Organizes Training Programme for Beekeepers
Bashir Ahmad Wani, Additional District Development Commissioner for Anantnag, officially kicked off a one-day training and exposure visit for the beekeeper farmers of the Shahabad Beekeeper Farmer Producer Organization.…
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Role and Importance of Beneficial Insects in Agriculture
Awareness of management techniques bringing the beneficial insects into the crop fields is a method forward to enhance Agriculture ecosystems for growing crop production.…
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Apiculture Farming: Farmers Can Take Up ‘Stingless Beekeeping’ for Sustainable Income
Farmers in Maharashtra are being urged to take up stingless beekeeping as a source of sustainable income due to the excellent nutritional and medicinal benefits of honey produced by stingless bees.…
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World Bee Day: Agri Minister Tomar to Inaugurate 7 Honey Testing Labs & Processing Units in 5 States
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare is commemorating this significant day by gathering all of the country's beekeepers to raise awareness. The event's chief guest will be Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar.…
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World Bee Day 2022: Know the History & Importance of Celebrating This Day
The event will promote awareness of the importance of a diverse range of bees and sustainable beekeeping systems, as well as the dangers and difficulties they confront and their impact on livelihoods and food systems.…
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Honey Bees to Prevent Elephants from Destroying crops in West Bengal
According to officials, the project's goal is to reduce man-elephant conflict in the area. West Bengal has the second-highest number of incidents of man-elephant conflict in the country, after Odisha. Elephants killed at least 430 people in West Bengal between 2015-16 and 2019-20. The majority…
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This Couple Is Earning Rs.12 Lakh From Beekeeping; Read Their Story
Tanvi and Himanshu quit their private jobs and took up beekeeping as a profession. They now are earning handsome returns by selling their organic honey.…
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ICAR-KVK Hosts Skill Training To Promote Stingless Beekeeping
Farmers in Erode are now being encouraged to take up stingless beekeeping to increase their revenue.…
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‘Sweet Revolution' in India- Dr. Abhilaksh Likhi, IAS addressed PHD Webinar
Dr. Abhilaksh Likhi, IAS, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, GOI, appreciated PHDCCI for organizing a webinar on one of the most priority subjects of the government, which is not only important for the growth of the Horticulture Sector in India but also…
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Beekeeping Training: Start Beekeeping Along With Traditional Farming & Earn Huge Profits
Farmers lack the knowledge of Commercial Bee Keeping in India and therefore require trainings. Here, find the beekeeping training programmes that the farmers may enrol into and avail benefits:…
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Profitable Business Idea: Earn Up to Rs 2 Lakhs from Beekeeping; Government is Providing 85% Subsidy
Profitable Business Idea: This is Beekeeping business or Apiculture, you can start it with low investment and earn in lakhs every month. The most important thing about this business is that you can also get subsidy from the government to start it.…
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Beekeeping: NAFED to Create 65 FPOs of Beekeepers & Honey Processors
National Beekeeping & Honey Mission (NBHM) aims to create a network of honey testing labs covering all parts of the country…
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Bees At Risk As England Allows Use of Banned Pesticide
By allowing the use of the illegal chemical thiamethoxam on sugar beet in England in 2022, the government has once again put bees in jeopardy.…
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Arunachal Pradesh Deputy CM Encourages Farmers To Adopt Apiculture For Better Profits
To make Namsai the highest honey producing district, Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein urged farmers to come out and start beekeeping on a huge scale.…
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PAU will Hold 21 Day Training on Apiculture From 8th February 2022
As a part of its winter school, Punjab Agricultural University’s Department of Entomology will be holding a 21-day training programme on ‘Commercial Apiculture for Livelihood Security of The Farmers and Unemployed Rural Youth’, which has been sanctioned by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).…
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How Profitable is Bee Keeping? Read to Know
Some people get into beekeeping just for the fun of it. While others are looking to make a profit. Honey, beeswax, pollen, and propolis can be harvested from beehives and sold. So, how profitable is beekeeping? And what is the beekeeping profit per hive?…
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Beekeeping Helps This Farmer Earn Rs. 3 Crores Yearly; Got Training from KVK Lucknow, ICAR-IISR
Beekeeping has now become a profitable source of earning for many people across the country. Today we will tell you about Brajesh Kumar Verma who earns Rs. 3 crores every year through beekeeping.…
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Haryana Bee Keeping Policy 2021: How It Will Help Farmers
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar introduced the Haryana Bee Keeping Policy-2021 and Action Plan 2021-2030 on Thursday to encourage beekeeping in the state.…
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Global Food Security Threat: Pollinators are Disappearing at a Faster Pace, Why?
We all know that plants depend on pollination. About 90 per cent of wild flowering plants need pollinators like bees, wasps, flies etc to transmit pollen for successful sexual reproduction. In return, these plants plays vital role in the functioning of entire ecosystem.…
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Common Insecticide is Harmful to Bees Even in Small Amount, says Study
Researchers of the 'University of California- Riverside’ involved in a research to find whether some management practices, like use of insecticide for commercial plants, harm beneficial species. And this study was published in the journal 'Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences.'…
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Nationwide Beekeeping and Honey Mission Offers Hive-To-Tongue Traceability; 10,000 Beekeepers Registered
NBHM offers hive-to-tongue traceability project and registers 10,000 beekeepers so far.…
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The Source of Beekeeper Revenue
Until the early 20th century, honey bees (Apis Melifera) primarily provided beekeepers revenue through the sale of honey. In the 1910s, beekeepers began renting colonies to farmers to improve the yields of melons, orchard crops, and, later, following agronomic evidence, alfalfa and vegetable seed.…
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5 Ways to Help & Save Our Pollinators
As we know, our pollinators are playing crucial role in food security and conservation of biodiversity. Through pollination, they help plants to grow, breed and produce food.…
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Reasons to be Grateful to Our Pollinators
Bees& Butterflies are very important pollinators for flowers, fruits and vegetables. This also means that they help other plants and trees in growth.…
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Bee Farming Becoming the Foundation of Sweet Revolution & Boosting Farmers’ Income: PM Modi
During his monthly radio programme ‘Mann ki Baat PM Modi said, “Many farmers are now getting into Bee farming. The people of Gurdum village, Darjeeling have taken up honey bee farming and today there is a significant demand for honey harvested by them. This is…
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Beekeeping in India: A Complete Guide to Beekeeping for Beginners
Most of the people are afraid of honey bees, and why not? These tiny stingers make us cry when they sting but did you know these little four-winged creatures are a blessing of nature and produce the best of sweet things called 'honey'. The World…
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Sweet way to Earn Money: Bee Keeping in Rubber Plantations
Hon`ble Prime Minister in the Lok Sabha emphasized in his speech for doubling the farmers income, the bee keeping is the one of the important aspect. Apart from the crop sowing or plantation, the farmers can adopt bee keeping and can earn extra income.…
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How to feed Bees Artificially?
Artificial feeding becomes necessary during droughts, at the time of making artificial division in the colony, hiving the swarm, packing the bees for transport, etc.…
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How to Construct a Bee-Hive
Anyone can make his own hive. The details of the construction should be rigidly followed to avoid unnecessary annoyance and irritation during the use of the hives. The parts and size of each part of the hive are given here.…
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How to Judge Local Nectar Potential in your area
The broad description of bee pasturage explains what is meant by suitability of various regions for bee keeping based on its nectar and pollen potential. The evaluation of the nectar potential of your locality can be done by asking following questions.…
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Know About Species of Honeybees
Beekeeping is an absorbing hobby to some, and to others it is an industry for producing honey and wax. Since ancient times, honeybees have been kept in a crude manner in India. Beekeeping, today is based upon improved methods using the principles of movable frame-hive,…
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