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HONEY MISSION -
THE SWEET REVOLUTION
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Narendra Modi
Prime Minister

Khadi & Village Industries Commission (KVIC) with the inspiration

of Rastrapita Mahatma Gandhi took the task of further development
of the beekeeping Industry with a view to uplift the financial status
of people living in extremely interior rural areas by introducing and
popularizing scientific beekeeping. The State Khadi & V.I. Boards and
Non-Government Organizations (Beekeeping NGOs) registered with
KVIC and KVIB are taking part in beekeeping programs in the country.
Honey Mission provision 2
Honey Mission provision 1 Training & Handholding
Tools and Equipment
• Basic 5 days training for new
• 10 Bee colonies beneficiary
• 10 Bee hives • 2 days refresher training for
• 10 Hive stands experienced beekeeper
• 1 Smoker • Pictorial brochures for reading
• 1 Hive tool • Handholding for 2 seasons
• 1 Honey Extractor among • Honey Extraction
group of 5 beneficiaries • Division
• 100 Was Sheet only for ST/SC • Apiary Site selection and
category Migration practices
HONEY
• Seasonal Management
• Inspection
Honey Mission provision 3
• Advance Training
• Marketing Linkages
• Pollen, Propolis and Wax
• Identity cards for beneficiary collection, storage and sale
and Master trainers
• Hygiene and Right practices
• Insurance
• Hygiene and Right practices

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Impact Projected
About 36,294 employment will generate out of which 14,745 direct
employment and 21,550 indirect employment will be provided under
this project. Estimated Production of honey and other bee hive
products from 1, 45,350 bee colonies (1, 05,750 Apis mellifera and 39,
600 Apis cerana) and its estimated value which is expected at the end
of second year from the distribution of bee colonies.

Sr. No Name of the product Production (In Tons) Value (In Cro.)
1 Honey 3320.00 36.52
2 Wax 22.00 0.66
3 Pollen 19.00 0.76
4 Royal Jelly 4.0 4.0
5 Bee Venom 0.0001 0.50
6 Propolis 0.60 0.06
Total 42.50 Cr

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Benefits of Honey Mission

1. Pollination Products
2. Laboratory service · Honey
3. Daily wages · Wax
· Propolis
4. Transporters
Opp

In-Direct
Supplier · Pollen
5. Honey processing plant or
1. Carpenters
2. Bee breeders 6. Sales and distribution t t · Royal Jelly
· Bee Venom

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3. Tailors for Bee vail channels

Employm

ity
and overall
7. NGOs
4. Fabricators for
tools 8. Farmers Beekeeping
and equipment 9. Suppliers Impact

· Crop Yield

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1. Bee-Keepers
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2. Master trainers
vir o n m · Conservation of
indigenous species

Master Trainer Roles and Responsibilities

[Master Trainer Assistence] [On Field Handholding/Training on]

Each Master Trainer should provide Bee-hive Inspection
handholding to minimum 50-75 Bee hive seasonal management
beneficiaries in a month.
Colony Multiplication/Division
That is exactly 500-750 bee colonies to
Migration and Apiary selection and rights
monitor and provide on the spot on the
practices
training to the beneficiaries.
Basic Hygiene and sanitation
Honey, Wax, Pollen extraction and storage
Record maintenance
Updated precise training in regards to improving
and excelling a beekeeper in his beekeeping.

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Components of a Bee-Hive (Bee-box)

Metal Outer Cover: Protect the colony from the

weather.

Inner Cover: Keeps the bees in the hive when the

outer roof is removed, to remove honey, and assists
in feeding bees.

Super Chamber: Where bees store excess

produced honey.

Frames: Holds wax foundation embossed with

hexagonal worker cells.

Brood Chamber: To raise new bees.

Ventilator: To provide ventilation to the bee colony

during different seasons

Queen Gate: To restrict the queen to go out of the

bee box

Bottom Board: Provides an entrance for bees to

use.

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 Beekeeping Do’s and Don’ts
Do’s Don’ts
1. Never panic when you see honey bees and be(e) calm 1. Never start with one colony (Two to ten colonies
2. Select cooler surroundings for Apiary sites, provide would be ideal)
support and care to your honey bees 2. Don’t harvest honey from unsealed combs/ brood
3. Keep Bee Colonies where abundant source of chambers
Water, Pollen and Nectar is available 3. Don’t feed sugar water too frequently and don’t
4. Regularly clean the bottom board of Bee box (Hive) feed bees in plastic containers (Always use eco-
and maintain colony hygiene friendly vessels like coconut shell, clay or leaf cups)
5. Use Queen Excluder to keep the queen out of the 4. Avoid locating your hives near roadside as it
Super Chamber for ensuring quality Honey contaminates the honey and creates nuisance to
the bees
6. Honey should be extracted from sealed combs of
Super Chamber only 5. Don’t put off beekeeping if you lose a colony
7. Maintain your personal hygiene and keep 6. Don’t drip honey or throw honey combs near a
equipment clean during Honey Collection and hive, it may entice predators to rob or attack the hives
apiary visits 7. Don’t be an isolated beekeeper as beekeeping is a
8. Divide the colony during swarming season (growth group activity
period) whereas unite the weak colonies and provide 8. Do not migrate hives with full of honey as it damages
feeding (sugar feeding) during dearth period your combs and colonies
9. Re-queen the colony after 1-2 years 9. Don’t use plastic comb sheet in the hive (Use
10. Always have a swarm bag handy during growth period beeswax sheets for building combs)
11. Frequently inspect the colonies during the growth 10. Don’t fix (nail) the bottom board with the brood chamber
period to ensure no empty space is left in the combs 11. Don’t keep hives open for extended period of time
by adding 2 frames and a dummy board in it to avoid robbing between colonies
12. Always network with local beekeeping associations 12. Don’t give any medication to the colonies without
or experienced beekeepers near your area consulting the experts
13. When you lose a colony, make a determined effort 13. Don’t keep the bee colonies without stand and
to immediately start beekeeping in the next season cover the top of the bee-hives (bee-boxes) with
14. Control diseases and look for parasites regularly, gunny bags in winter, shade in summer and plastic
seek help from experienced bee-keepers in case of sheet during monsoon season
infestation observed in the colony
15. Contact State Beekeeping Extension Centers
(SBECs) or reputed Beekeeping NGOs for undergoing
training for skill upgradation in beekeeping

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Help and Support by the Government

To promote beekeeping industry in India, KVIC has taken the task of developing beekeeping industry by means of
framing appropriate policies, schemes and promotional programs, awareness, training, developing linkages
and establishing clusters, hand-holding through the available State/ Divisional offices of KVIC/ KVIB, CBRTI,
Beekeeping NGO(s), State Beekeeping Extension Centers and Honeybee Assistants / Master Trainers.

Support by KVIC
• Training on beginners’ beekeeping
• Helping in feasibility study and identifying the apiary locations
• Imparting Skills on honey extraction & colony multiplication
• Providing bee-boxes (hives) with bee colonies and tools
• Grouping the beneficiaries for enabling them to migrate the colonies and sharing the group benefits
• Providing floral mappings for migration of colonievs
• Assisting in marketing & branding

PRIME SFURTI ASPIRE

MINISTER’S SFURTI is a A Scheme for
EMPLOYMENT Scheme of Funds for Promotion Innovation,
GENERATION PROGRAMME Regeneration of Rural Industry &
(PMEGP) Traditional Industries Entrepreneurship (ASPIRE)
PMEGP is a credit linked through cluster which promotes innovation
subsidy program for development. and rural entrepreneurship
employment generation in It provides through rural livelihood
both rural and urban areas financial support business incubator (LBI),
in the country. It provides (upto Rs 5 crore) Technology Business
financial assistance (upto for cluster Incubators (TBI),
Rs 25 lacs) for individuals/ development and fund of fund for
NGOs/ institutions start-up creation.

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 For details on
State Beekeeping & Extension Centre (SBEC) and Bee Keeping Equipment Manufactures/ Suppliers,
please refer KVIC website, using following link: www.kvic.org.in

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