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HMNEH
Beekeeping – AAP 2015-16 for Overall
sustainable development of Agri. / Horti.
(25th March, 2015)
Dr. B.L. Sarswat
Executive Director
National Bee Board
Why beekeeping?
1. Pollination
2. Honey
3. Beeswax and other products
4. Few resources are needed
5. Land ownership not essential
6. Nectar and pollen are otherwise not harvested
7. Different sectors and trades benefit from a strong
beekeeping industry
8. Beekeeping encourages ecological awareness
9. Everybody can be a beekeeper
10. Generates employment- 3.75 lakhs man-days to maintain,
10,000 Bee colonies in hives.
11. Beekeeping is benign/gold mine
Beekeeping generates income without destroying habitat.
Encouraging beekeeping encourages the maintenance of
Dr. Sanjeev Balyan, Hon’ble MOS(Agri)
Beekeeping seminar at Muzaffarnagar, UP
addressing
HONEY BEE SPECIES
Species
Nature
Foraging Avg. Honey
range (km) yield (kg/yr)
Indian bee,
Domesticated
Apis cerana
(cerana,himalaya,indica)
0.8-1.0
10-12 /hive
Western bee,
Apis mellifera
(ligustica, carnica)
Domesticated
1.0-2.0
50-60 /hive
Rock bee,
Apis dorsata
Wild
-
50 /hive
Little bee,
Apis florea
Wild
-
0.25 /hive
Trigona (can survive in
high temperature)
Stingless
Few grams/
Colony
Potential of benefits due to bee pollination, in the form of increase in
yield, in various Orchard crops, Misc. crops and Vegetables.
Orchard crops
% incr. in yields
Vegetables for seed/ fruits
% incr. in yields
Apple varieties
180 to 6,950
Radish
22 to 100
Pears
240 to 6,014
Cabbage
100 to 300
Plums
6.7 to 2,739
Turnip
100 to 125
Cherry
56.1 to 1,000
Carrot
9.1 to 135.4
Straw-berry
17.4 to 91.9
Onion
353.5 to 9,878
Raspberry
291.3 to 462.5
Brinjal
35-67
Persimmon
20.8
Cucumbers
21.1 to 411
Litchi
4,538 to 10,246
Miscellaneous crops
Citrus varieties
7 to 233.3
American cotton
5 to 20
Grapes
756.4 to 6,700
Egyptian cotton
16 to 24
Squashes
771.4 to 800
Buckwheat
62.5
Guava
70-140
Coffee
16.7 to 39. 8
Papaya
22.4-88.9
Mosambi
36-750
Orange
471-900
This increase in yield is in addition to value of
honey and other hive products.
Bee pollination results not only in yield increase but also
improvement in quality of produce.
Shri Sanjeev Chopra, Joint Secretary & Mission Director (NHM) & Member Secretary, NBB is
inaugurating the honey processing plant of M/s. Hi-Tech Natural Products India Ltd at Beerakheri,
Saharanpur,
U.P.
Potential of Yield increase in various oilseeds and
legume crops due to bee pollination
Oilseeds
%increase in yields
Legume seeds
% increase in yields
Mustard
128.1 to 159.8
Alfalfa
23.4 to 19,733.3
Rai
18.4
Vetches
39 to 20,000
Rape
12.8 to 139.3
Broad Beans
6.8 to 90.1
Toria
66 to 220
Dwarf beans
2.8 to 20.7
Sarson
222
Kidney beans
500 to 600
Safflower
4.2 to 114.3
Runner beans
20.6 to 1,100.l
Linseed
1.7 to 40
Other pulses (Pigeon pea21to30%,etc.)
28.7-73.8
Niger
260.7
Berseem and other Clovers
23.4 to 33,150
Sunflower
20 to 3,400
• Bee pollination results not only in yield increase but also improvement in
quality of produce.
• Hence beekeeping should be treated as 5th input which regulates efficacy of
other four inputs.
• 10-15 Kg Honey / colony is produced per crop season.
Opportunities:
 Diversified Agro- Climatic conditions provide great potential and opportunities;
 Potential & requirement for 200 million Bee colonies
 Employment to 215 lakh persons
 10 million tonnes of honey, valued Rs. 12,00,000/- million
 Value of enhanced crop production Rs. 240,00,000/- million
 BK industry has great self-help potential for rural people, Tribals, M/F & S/F, land-less
labourers, etc. and great opportunities as under:
– Honey has great food value and provides cash income;
– Beeswax which is twice as much costly as honey is in great demand;
– Pollen, propolis, bee-venom &royal jelly are very high value products
– Part time employment without sacrificing main occupation;
– Providing bee pollination services to farmers for increasing crop production and
productivity of honeybees – A double benefit service; and
– Processing and value added products of Bee- products.
Hon’ble AM and Secretary (A & C), Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India discussing the issues relating to
beekeeping with the trainees/ beekeepers of Maharashtra who attended out of state training on beekeeping
conducted by National Bee Board (NBB) for the farmers/ beekeepers of Maharashtra in U.P.
Status of beekeeping in India & Zone /State-wise details of Bee
Species in use.
No. of bee colonies – About 18lakhs --- 12lakhs in 2006-07
Honey Production – 75-80000 MTs / year--- 45- 48000 MTs in 2006-07
No. of Beekeepers – More than 2 lakhs
Scientific beekeeping had not been in practice before commencement of NBB.
Production of Honey only, no other high value bee hive products are
produced
(a)
North - Delhi, U.P.,Haryana, Punjab, H.P.- A.mellifera(A.mel.),U.khand &J
& K. –A.cerana (A.cer.)
(b) South – A.P., Karnataka, Kerala, T.N., Pondichery, Andman &
Nicobar,etc.- A.cerana
(c) East –Bihar &W B -(A.mel), Orissa, All NE States (8), Chhattisgarh, &
J.khand, - A.cerana
(d) West – Rajasthan- (A.mel), Gujarat, Maharashtra, M.P., Goa -A.cerana.
National Bee Board, DAC
Activity-wise physical and financial PR for activities of NBB under MIDH -2014-15
S.No.
Name of activities
Targets
Phy.
Fin.
1
2
Two days State level seminars
2 days District level Trainings/ Seminars
8
5
24.00
10.00
3
4
7 days Within the State Trainings*
7 days Out of State Trainings
Within State Exposure Visit
Out of the State Exposure Visit
Development of Bee Breeder
Development of Nucleuos Stock
Distribution of bee colonies in Beehives
40
5
70.00
10.00
5
5
1
200 benf.
9.00
20.00
2.5
160.00
200 benf
16.00
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
11
12
13
14
Distribution of Bee equipments, containers
Last year's commited liability/payments due
and made
Management Support
Total
Projects already sanctioned/under impint. for
which payments are to be made
Grand Total
(Rs. in Lakhs)
Achvts.
Phy.
Fin.
Nos.
8
22.63
7
10.13
34
2
1
1
3
77.28
2.68
0.68
1.04
6.00
30
14.25
20.90
16.07
337.57
19.25
174.84
249.69
337.57
424.53
11
NATIONAL BEE BOARD, DAC
Details of Activities conducted under (NHM) / HMNEH/TMNE) upto 2013-14.
S.No. Name of the Activity
1 Seminar (2 days)
2 Trainings
A. Farmers/ Beekeepers
a) 7 days within State
b) 7 days out of State
c) Within the district
B. Officers training (MTC)
3 Exposure Visit (5-7 days)
a) within State
b) Out of State
4 a) 3 Day Exhibition-cumConference - International Horti Expo
b) Food Technology Expo/ Expo in Delhi Haat
5 Publications
a) Qtly. Magazine Bee World
b) Advisories on Good Beekeeping Practices
6 Devlp. of Bee Breeder
7 Devlp. of Nucleous Stock
8 Distribution of bee colonies & hives
9 TOTAL
Total upto 2013-14
Number
Beneficiary
57
23407
136
120
47
6
3401
3000
1576
134
22
28
550
700
3
2
3000
2200
16
4
12
2
2
16000
13500
1200
50
250
68968
Shri Harish Rawat, the then Hon'ble MOS (AGR&FPI) visiting beekeeping equipments in
NBB’s stall kept in 7 days training on scientific beekeeping (21-27.07.2012) at
Bhagwanpur, Rurkee, Uttarakhand.
National Bee Board, DAC, M/o Agriculture , GOI
S.No.
A.
1.
Item / Activity
AAP of NBB for 2015-16
No.
ofPhy. / bene- Total
Assistance
activities
ficiaries
cost (Rs. proposed
proposed
(in nos.)
in lakhs)
Components to be implemented at National Level
National Seminars
1 (2 days)
500
6.00
5.00
2
Technical Support Group (TSG) for the followings
ii
Publications & Publicity- Qtly.
magazine, pumplets, bulletins,
certificates etc.
7(4+3)
15000
15.00
15.00
3
Development of Nucleus Stock
2
1000
50.00
40.00
4
Trainings/Study tours of Technical Staff/Field Functionaries
i
Outside India- 7 days
5
Development of Data Base on
Beekeeping –
6
Evaluation /Impact Study on
crops’ yield enhancement
1
2
6.00
6.00
1(North
Region)
1
10.00
10.00
1
1
10.00
10.00
7
Disease diagnostic labs
1
-
20.00
20.00
8
Participatory planning & review exercises
2
25
0.25
0.25
9
Tackling of emergent
requirements
2
20.00
20.00
137.25
126.25
/unforeseen
10 Sub Total
B. Components to be implemented at State Level
11
Trainings/Study tours of Technical Staff/Field Functionaries
i
Within State ( 7 Days)
5
50
4.00
4.00
ii
Outside the State-7 days
2
50
4.00
4.00
70.00
70.00
52.50
52.50
12 Trainings of farmers/ Beekeepers
i
Within State ( 7 Days)
40
1000
ii
Outside the State( 7 days)
20
500
i Outside the State (7 days)
14 Seminars ( 2 days)
10
10
250
10000
17.50
30.00
17.50
30.00
15 Development of Bee Breeder 2000 colonies/
year
5
2000
50.00
20.00
13 Exposure visits of farmers/ Beekeepers.
`16 Participatory planning & review exercises
2
25
0.25
0.25
17
Sub Total
228.25
198.25
18
Total A+B
365.50
324.50
19
Administrative/Management support & cost of Office Equipment etc.
16.23
20
Cost to be charged under MIDH
340.73
C.
Components to be implemented at District Level
21
Per District for District level
192.08
117.68
22
Cost 6 Districts-For District Level Components. Details enclosed as 1152.48
Appendix- I
706.08
23
Total(A+B)-For National & State Level Components
365.50
340.73
24
Grand Total(A+B+C)
1517.98
1046.81
D.
Project on Demonstns for impact of beekeeping on
yield enhancement of crops.
60.00
60.00
E.
Management Cost for activities in the States.
50.00
50.00
25
Grand Total(A+B+C)
1627.98
1156.81
10
250-300
Hects.
*Efforts will be made to organiseFIGs/ SHGs/ FPCs/FPOs of all the trained farmers/beekeepers. 10
FIGs/ SHGs/ FPCs/FPOs each of 25 members will be formed/district and encouraged to adopt
scientific beekeeping and 5 units each of 50 bee colonies in beehives with supers,etc will be
arranged for each group (FIGs/ SHGs/ FPCs/FPOs ). It will sustain the project even post project
period in sustainable manner.
APPENDIX-I
National Bee Board, DAC - District wise Action Plan -2015-16.
S.No
Item / Activity
C
Phy./ benfs (in nos.) (Rs. in lakhs)
No.
of Phy.
Total
Asst.
activities
targets cost
proposed
Components to be implemented at District Level
1
Seminars (2 day)
1
500
2.50
2.00
2
Formation of FIGs/FPOs/FPCs
10
250
5.00
2.50
3
Farmers Trainings -7 days
i
ii
4
Within the State
Outside the State
Exposure visit
10
5
250
125
17.50
13.13
17.50
13.13
i
Outside the State
5
125
8.75
8.75
ii
Outside India- 5 days
1
5
20.00
20.00
5
Development of Bee Breeder
1
2000
10.00
4.00
6
Distribution of Honeybee
colonies- 50 50 units
units each of 50 colonies of 8 frames
2500
50.00
20.00
7 Distribution
supers etc.
of
Bee
Hives, 50 units 2500
8 Distribution of Equipments etc. 50 units
50.00
20.00
50
10.00
4.00
9 Equipments/Bee Hives, frames,
WFS,
Bee
veil,
etc.
manufacturing Unit
1
1000
5.00
2.50
(50% of
total)
10 Participatory planning & review
exercises
2
25
0.20
0.20
192.08
112.08
12 Sub Total
13 Administrative/Management
support & cost of Office
Equipment etc.
14 Total
15 Cost to be charged under
the project for 6 Districts
-
5.60
192.08
6
117.68
1152.45 706.07
Main projects initiated / formulated & implemented by NBB for overall sustainable
development of scientific & robust beekeeping industry.
A. Capacity building programmes on beekeeping:
•National and State/ District level seminars,
•Farmers / beekeepers trainings & exposure visits,
•Officers trainings and exposure visits,
•Model Training Course for officers of State Govts.
B. Publications: Souvenirs in all seminars, quarterly magazine “BEE WORLD”, etc.
C. Road Map for scientific beekeeping.
D. Training Modules for various types of trainings on beekeeping, viz; (i) basics of
beekeeping; (ii) scientific beekeeping; (iii) specialized beekeeping; and (iv) post harvest
management of bee-hive products.
E. Advisories on Good Beekeeping Practices (GBPs).
F. Technically feasible and economically viable scheme for development of scientific
beekeeping for NHM/ HMNEH, DAC prepared & got approved.
G. Promotion of scientific beekeeping.
H. Researchable issues / agenda for beekeepers driven research in beekeeping prepared
& given to ICAR/ AICRP (HB & P)/ SAUs, etc.
I. Project on setting up of World Class State-of-the-Art Honey Testing Laboratory (
deferred).
Hon. Ajitdada Pawar, Deputy Chief Minister, Maharashtra
releasing souvenir in State level Seminar at Baramati, Maharshtra.
J. Project on skill development in beekeeping under the directions of National Skill
Development Council.
K. Project with National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS).
L. Project on development of system for traceability of source of honey & other bee
products: Helped in lifting ban of export of honey from India to EU. Registration will
enable beekeeping industry to acquire recognition and become organized.
M. PPP Project with QSI, Breman, Germany on “Sustainable Improvement of Quality and
Development of Productivity of the Indian Honey Sector”.
N. Initiatives for Integration of Beekeeping with other schemes of DAC and other Deptts.
O. Projects on production of quality nucleus (pedigree) stock/ queen bees.
P. Projects on production of Bee colonies by Bee Breeders by multiplying quality
nucleus stock/ queen bees.
Q. Setting up of IBDCs at National /State/ Regional levels.
R. Developed a system to ensure timely availability of quality bee colonies & equipments
in the states through member societies & Bee Breeders of NBB.
S. Guidance to Authorities involved in fixing of Food Standards including standards of
honey & other bee products and bee equipments, etc.
T. Guidance to the concerned Deptts. of Govt. of India & State Govts. and other
organizations / agencies on scientific beekeeping.
U. Project on publishing 10 technical bulletins.
Shri Sanjeev Chopra, Joint Secretary & Mission Director (NHM) & Member Secretary, NBB, DAC, M/o
Agriculture, Govt. of India addressing the participants of seven days training programme on scientific
beekeeping organized by NBB under PPP Project for Quality Improvement and Increase of Productivity of
the Indian Honey Sector in collaboration with QSI, Bremen, Germany at FICCI Research & Analysis
Centre, Dwarka, New Delhi from 28th November to 4th December, 2011.
Dr. Michael Guido Eich, Expert, Beekeeping, QSI, Bremen, Germany addressing the
participants of seven days training under PPP Project for Quality Improvement and
Increase of Productivity of Indian Honey in at FICCI Research & Analysis Centre,
Dwarka, New Delhi from 28th November to 4th December, 2011.
Categories of trainings and training modules
(1)Basic trainings on beekeeping.
(2)Trainings on scientific beekeeping
(3) Specialized Trainings on beekeeping –
(i) Trainings on production of high value beehive products viz.,
royal jelly, bee-pollen, propolis, bee wax, bee venom.
(ii) Training on mass queen bees rearing.
(iii) Trainings on artificial insemination of queen bees.
(iv) Trainings on apitherapy.
(4)Trainings on post harvest management of beehive
products.
6 days training on scientific beekeeping by NBB under PPP Project for Quality
Improvement and Increase of Productivity of the Indian Honey in collaboration with QSI,
Bremen, Germany at FRI, Dehradun from 26.6.2012 to 1.7.2012 .
ECONOMICS OF BEEKEEPING: UNIT - 50 BEE COLONIES IN HIVES
Honey Bees: Apis mellifera -Man power required: Atleast one regular basis-plus two casual labour.
S. No.
Items
Rate / per unit cost (Amt. in Rs. Total cost (Amt. in Rs.)
A.
One time cost for establishment / Fixed cost
1.
50 Beehives with supers
1200/- per set
60,000/-
2.
50 bee colonies each of 8 frames @ Rs. 300/- per frame
2400/- per colony
120000/-
3.
50 iron stands
100/- each
4.
Honey extractor (SS) and other equipments, including food grade plastic containers,
honey extraction net, tent, bee veil, etc.
5000/-
Sub total of A.
25000/2,10,000/-
B.
Recurring cost / working capital per year
1.
Comb foundation sheets
(Wax Sheets) 100 Kg for one unit
300 per Kg
30,000/-
2.
2 50 Kg Sugar for feeding in dearth period
40 per Kg
10,000/-
3.
Interest on fixed capital
12 % per annum
25200/-
4
Depreciation on fixed capital
10% per annum
21,000/-
5.
Miscellaneous expenses including labour charges, migration cost, etc. per annum
1,00,000/-
Sub total of B.
1,86,200/-
C.
Per year income from 50 bee colonies in beehives
1.
Honey production @40 kg per colony Total production 2000 kg.
2.
Cost/ sale price of bee colonies of 8 frame each multiplied during the year i.e. atleast 50 2400/- / colony
colonies (50x300x8) – (15000x8) 2400/- per colony of 8frames
1,20,000/-
3.
Production of bee pollen (250 kg) @ 5 kg/ colony
1,00,000/-
D.
120 per kg
400 per kg
2,40,000/-
Total income
4,60,000/-
Net income per year (C-B)
2,73,800/-
Shri A.K.Thakur, Additional Secretary, DAC & Vice Chairman, NBB and Chairman, MC,
NBB, Deptt. of Agriculture & Cooperation (DAC), M/o Agriculture, Govt. of India visiting
beekeeping equipments in the stall of NBB kept in 9th AGM of NBB held on 23rd
November, 2011 at NHB Campus, Gurgaon.
Shri Sanjeev Chopra, Joint Secretary & Mission Director (NHM) & Member
Secretary, NBB and other officials releasing souvenir in two day state level
seminar on beekeeping at Dehradun, U.K.
Practical training in beekeeping for officers of NE
States conducted by NBB.
Training on beekeeping
Beekeeping seminar by NBB at Ludhiana, Pb.
Dr. B.L.Sarswat, ED, NBB, Deptt. of Agriculture & Cooperation (DAC), M/o Agriculture, Govt. of
India addressing the participants of seven days training programme on scientific beekeeping
organized by NBB under PPP Project for Quality Improvement and Increase of Productivity of the
Indian Honey Sector in collaboration with QSI, Bremen, Germany at FICCI Research & Analysis
Centre, Dwarka, New Delhi from 28th November to 4th December, 2011.
Officers of NE States learning procedure of honey extraction while participating in
training in beekeeping conducted by NBB.
Regional Seminar on Beekeeping at
Barabanki (U.P.) on 8-9/06/07
Prof. Vijay Singh Tomar, Vice Chancellor, Rajmata Vijayraje
Sindia Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya addressing the participants of
two day State Level Senimar on Beekeeping organized by
NBB, DAC under NHM at Gwalior, M.P.
Shri Sanjeev Chopra, Joint Secretary & Mission Director (NHM) and
Member Secretary, NBB and other officials releasing Souvenir in one day
State level Seminar on Beekeeping at New Delhi.
Participants of seven days ‘Within-the-State’ Training on Beekeeping
conducted by NBB under HMNEH from 25th to 31st March, 2012 in Sikkim.
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