New Delhi [India], May 24: Honey has been integral to India's food culture and traditions for thousands of years. However, indigenous honey varieties produced by small beekeepers and traditional honey-hunting communities often need help accessing bigger markets and earn stable incomes. One c
The Beekeeping industry helps increase crop productivity by 30 per cent and thus enhances the overall income of the farmers, the Chairman of Khadi an Village Industries Commission (KVIC) Manoj Kumar said.
A new study by entomologists shows that the lifespan for individual honey bees kept in a controlled, laboratory environment is 50 per cent shorter than it was in the 1970s.