Beekeeping and conservation of Apis Cerana Indica

BEEKEEPING PROJECT

In order to increase the income of the farmers in Uttarakhand, many types of schemes are being operated by BADRI Foundation, whose benefits are being received directly by the farmers. The main objective of running these schemes by the BADRI Foundation is to increase the total production of Uttarakhand as well as to increase the income of the farmer brothers. Apart from farming, a new scheme Beekeeping Scheme has been started by BADRI Foundation to earn additional benefits to the farmers.2200 tonnes of honey is produced in the state in a year, but its demand is not being met, because the demand for honey is increasing continuously during the corona epidemic. In these areas, honey is being sold at the rate of around Rs 500-600 per kg. This produced honey will be collected from Madhu Gram Kendra and exported directly to other countries for more benefit to the farmers because the honey here is organic and of higher quality than in other states.

Beekeeping is the best means of self-employment in Uttarakhand because this state does not get much heat and due to the large area of ​​trees and plants, beekeeping can be done here throughout the year. By following this, you can get more income with less effort.

Key Objective

• Women empowerment through beekeeping
• Promoting holistic development of the beekeeping industry to generate income and employment for the villagers, providing livelihood support to agricultural and non-farm households, and increasing agricultural/horticultural production.
• Establishment of beekeeping, and beekeeping equipment manufacturing units. Establishment of a development center for conservation and promotion of Indian bees, multiplication of stock by bee breeders, development of additional infrastructure facilities for the development of quality nucleus stock of bees. and post-harvest and marketing infrastructure, including honey processing plants, storage/cold storage, collection, branding, marketing, etc. centers, etc
• To create state-of-the-art quality control laboratories for testing honey and other bee products at the regional level
• Build IT tools for locating the production source of honey and other bee products, and management of beekeeping
• To work for value addition of honey and bee products, promotion of latest and cutting edge technologies, and skill development in the beekeeping industry.
• Creation of marketing facilities for domestic and export markets for high quantity and good quality honey, bee wax, bee pollen, propolis, royal jelly, honeycomb, bee venom, etc. to maximize profits.