Maharashtra Khadi Village Industries BoardHead Office: (Fort, Mumbai)

THANK YOU• Mr. D. R. Patil, Director (Apiculture Centre and

Beekeeping Institute, Mahabaleshwar)

• Mr. V. K. Borikar, Desk Officer (KVIB, Mumbai)

• Mr. Anand Karnik, Accountant (KVIB, Mumbai)

• Mr. Tayade, Extension Officer (Apiculture Centre and

Beekeeping Institute, Mahabaleshwar)

• Mr. Narayankar Arte, Research Officer (Apiculture Centre and

Beekeeping Institute, Mahabaleshwar)

What is Apiculture?

Apiculture is the science of rearing of bees artificially in boxes for procurement of honey

Why Mahabaleshwar as Location of Institute?• Mahabaleshwar is a hill station, it has huge

treasure of flora and fauna.• Cold climate doesn’t play any role in

location.• Any place where there is dense vegetation

or there are fields with flowers beekeeping can be done.

• In Dhule, 700 kg of honey was procured in a year irrespective of its hot climate

Aim and Purpose of the Institute

• To provide training to the farmers and new entrepreneurs

• To generate employment in small villages

• Apiculture, as a business should reach each and every village

HONEY – How – What & Why

Flower Raw Material Producer

Nectar Raw Material

Honey Bee Stomach Procurement & Processing

Honey Comb Manufacturing & Storage

Man Exploiter & User

What kind of bees are kept for rearing?• Sateri (Apis Serina Indica)

1) Satpuda ranges 2) Goes around 2 km in search of honey

• Apis Melifera 1) Europe 2) Goes around 3 km in search of honey

Why only these two breeds are kept for rearing?• They prepare their honeycombs in

closed locations like tree trunks• They are docile in nature, they are not

aggressive• They don’t migrate as far as they are

force to do so

Installation• Where Honey Boxes are placed?• Density of Boxes in a field• Types of Hives and different

dimensions.

HONEY BOX

Installation

• Where Honey Boxes are placed?• Density of Boxes in a field• Types of Hives and different dimensions.• How bees are installed in boxes?• Queen Bee Rearing

1) Swarm Cells 2) Supersedure Cells 3) Emergency Cells

Maintenance

• Visual Inspection• Supplements 1) Sugar Feeding 2) Pollen Supplements• Water management• Threats from animals and weather• Protection from Insecticides

Bees in Honey Box

Different Frames in a Box

Collection and Extraction

• Frequency of collection of honey• Equipments for honey extraction• Bee Wax• Bee Venom• Pollen grains• Royal Jelly• Different Types of Honey according to

flowering season

Super Chamber

Brood Chamber

Raw Honey Extraction Machine

Removing Wax With the Help of Knife

Bee Venom Collector

Raw Honey to Pure Honey

Honey Processing Unit in the Institute

Bottling Machine Sealing Machine

Bee Wax Processing• Bee Wax is removed with a Knife• Raw wax with old combs are mixed in hot

water• Then it is filtered and after cooling wax floats

on water which is collected as pure wax• Bee Wax is used for various purpose such as

varnishing, ink, plastic industry, candles, cosmetics etc

Other Aspects• Quality Standards• Research and Development• Total Man Power required

Marketing• There is no as such competition for the

institute• As their sole purpose is to create

awareness about Apiculture in people.• Most of the honey they produce is easily

sold to private players like Madhopadak Co-operative Sansthan viz. Madhusagar and some of the other industries

Distribution• Two Stores in Mahabaleshwar• One store each in Amboli and Pune• Also they display their stalls in

Pandharpur Yatra and various Krishi exhibitions

• In Mumbai, they have their distribution in Mahila Gramudyog (CST) and Mantralaya also

Training• Training to new entrepreneurs and

farmers• Duration of various Training is 7 days,

15 days and 1 month• Teacher’s Training• Field Demonstration in Farmer’s Field, if

farmer is unable to come to institute

Subsidy Assistance

Capital CostSateri Unit Melifera Unit

1) Honey Boxes 20 X Rs. 1000/- = Rs. 20000

20 X Rs. 1400/- = Rs. 28000

2) Instruments Swarm Net Bee Veil Honey Machine Hive Tool Knife Other costs

Rs. 90/-Rs. 90/-

Rs. 900/-Rs. 30/-Rs. 20/-Rs. 20/-

Rs. 90/-Rs. 90/-

Rs. 3500/-Rs. 30/-Rs. 20/-Rs. 50/-

3) Total Cost Rs. 21,150/- Rs. 31,780/-

Recurring CostSateri Unit Melifera Unit

1) Honeybees Colonies 20 X Rs. 300/- = Rs. 6000/-

20 X Rs. 200/- = Rs. 4000/-

2)

3)

Sugar (yearly)

Miscellaneous Expenses

3 kg X 20 X 25 = Rs. 1500/-

Rs. 1000/-

6 kg X 20 X 25 = Rs. 3000/-

Rs. 4000/-

4) Total Cost Rs. 8500/- Rs. 11000/-

Sateri Unit Melifera Unit

1) Average Honey Production per year

3 kg X 20 colonies X Rs. Rs. 105 = Rs. 12600/-

25 kg X 20 colonies X Rs. 105 =

Rs. 52500/-

2) Average Bee wax production per year

4 kg X Rs. 80/- = Rs. 320/-

8 kg X Rs. 80/- = Rs. 640/-

4) Income from colonies separation

New 10 Colonies X Rs. 300 = Rs. 3000

New 10 Colonies X Rs. 2000 = Rs. 3000

Income from 20 Colonies

By working for only 2-3 hours in seven days for 20 colonies we can get production of Rs. 7400 (Sateri unit) and Rs. 26000 (Melifera Unit)