“Royal Honey Company Ltd”

Learn and Earn Program

“If The Bee Disappeared From The Surface Of The Earth, Human Would
Have No More Than Four Years Of Life” -Albert Einstein
Honey
Bee ????
Possible in
Nepal???

Biodiversity

Value and
Uses Nepal Market

Climate History
 Market Feasibility

Exports & Imports of Natural Honey From Nepal

3,000,000.00

2,500,000.00

2,000,000.00
US Dollars

1,500,000.00

1,000,000.00

500,000.00

0.00
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

(Source:- https://trendeconomy.com/data/h2/Nepal/0409)
Export Value (US$) Imports Value (US$)

Imports have surpass the exports of Honey by 4 to five times, pointing huge domestic demand
with poor supply.
Company Profile

RH
Royal Honey Company Ltd.
“Taste the real gift of Nature”
4
Laxmipur, Dadagaun-4
Ghorahi Sub-
Metropolitan City, Dang,
Nepal
MISSION

• To provide high quality honey, promote

sustainable beekeeping practices, foster
community engagement, educate
consumers about the benefits of honey
and preserve bee populations and the
ecosystems they support.
VISION

• A leading provider of natural and pure

honey products while fostering
environmental stewardship and
supporting local communities.
 SWOT Analysis

Strength Weakness
• High demand • Dominance of Traditional hives
• Favorable Foraging Area • Poor Insurance System
• Favorable climatic Condition

Threat Opportunity
• Disease and Pest • High Demand for both local and outside
• Climate change market
• Collapse disorder of Colonies • Social acceptance as food and medicine
• Chemical Pesticide use • High value and uses
• Adulterated and fake honey existence • Increased awareness for honey
 STAFFS PROFILE

CFO CMO
CEO
Priya Shahi Suman Pathak
Asha Thapa

HRM and
R&D Supervisor Manager
Diwas Bhugai Suraj G.C Om Gurung
Production Process

Site Selection

Selection Of Species

Nucleus Colonies Purchase

Honey Splitting
Harvesting Installation Of Apiary

Growing of Colony Increase

Post Harvest
Apiary Size
Operation
 SITE LOCATION
Location Address: Laxmipur,, Dang.
Latitude 28.0352° N
Longitude 82.4819° E
Altitude 700 meter

Map of Nepal Map of Dang Map Ghorahi Sub-

Metropolitan
 WHY LAXMIPUR, DANG ?

• Out facing slopes open fields and natural

meadows. No nearby large roof tops and
elevated platform to obstruct sunlight.
• Good drainage site with sloppy land with
no flooding and no landslide problem
• Ample good bee flight paths to navigate
in and out of the apiary without
obstructions or barriers.
• Easily accessible site for regular
monitoring and maintenance
• Protected area with low possibility of
theft
 Why
SPECIES SELECTION
Apis
mellifera?
???
• Easy, wise and reliable choice for commercial
beekeeping
• Big size colony Queen

• Large honey production i.e 20-40kg/hive/yr

• Focuses on only one type of flower during any
Drone
foraging expedition (joshi & joshi, 2010).
Worker
• High flying capacity from the hive for foraging,
• Less swarming and absconding tendencies
• Maintenance of prolific queen in the hive
Nucleus Colony Purchase

• Purchase of Nucleus Colonies( 1 kg of worker Bee plus

a queen that is equal to five framed Bee Colony
• Install the Nuc in Brood box with Additional frames to
fill the box.
• Installation done late near dusk to avoid the drift.
• Feeding of Sugar Syrup for quick production of bee
wax, rear brood and draw out comb.
• Feed until all 10 frames in lower brood chamber are
drawn out.
APIARY FRAMEWORK

Wild Forest

Land on
2 km 0.5km Lease 3
ha

Apiary 1 km

Farmer’s
Land
50 ha
Apiary Layout
Fencing

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 Apiary 2

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Fencing
Growing of Colony

Natural Forage Manage Swarming

Manage Colony
Artificial Feeding
Division
Growing Colony

Manage Colony Colony Inspection

Management at
Extremities
Supering
Seasonal Management

Disease & Pest Brood Net Expansion

Management
NATURAL FORAGE FROM FOREST AREA
Forest Flora Flowering Product Strength
Month
Bottle Brush Feb- May Nectar Strong
Eucalyptus Sp Feb- March Nectar & Pollen Strong
Pogostemon Sp(Rudhilo) Dec- Feb Nectar Strong
Sisso Feb- March Nectar Strong
Wild Cherry Oct- Nov Nectar and Pollen Strong
Berberis aristata(Chutro) March- April Nectar moderate
Buttertree (viteleria Feb - April Nectar Strong
paradox)
Madhuca longifolia Feb - March Nectar moderate
(Mahua)
Jamun(Syzygium cumini) March- April Nectar and Pollen strong
PASTURE FROM FARMERS LAND AREA
Farmers land Flora Flowering Product Strength
Month
Broad leaf mustard Feb- May Nectar and pollen Medium
cucurbits June-Aug Pollen Strong
Maize Feb-June Pollen Strong
Coriander Feb- May Nectar and pollen Strong
Cauliflower April-May Nectar and Pollen Medium
Radish Jan-March Nectar and Pollen Medium
Rapeseed Oct-Dec Nectar and Pollen Strong
Litchi Feb-March Nectar and Pollen Strong

Guava March-May Nectar and Pollen Medium

Papaya May-Aug Nectar and Pollen Medium

PASTURE FOR HONEY BEE (OWN LAND)

A. TEMPORARY FORAGE PLANNING

Flora Sowing time Flowering Month Product Area (Ha)

Mustard Oct-Nov Jan-March Nectar & Pollen (Strong) 0.5

Sesame April-May May-July Nectar & Pollen (Strong) 0.5

Marigold First week of July Aug-Oct Nectar & Pollen (Strong) 0.5
(transplant)
Sunflower Mid April-end of May June-July Nectar & Pollen (Strong) 1

B. PERMANENT FORAGE PLANNING

Flora Sowing time Flowering Month Product Area (Ha)
Banana Oct-Nov Year round Nectar & Pollen (Medium) 0.5 (5000m2)

Lemon July-August Year round Nectar (Strong) 0.5

Pogostemon Jun-July Jan-April Nectar (Strong) 0.5

bengalensis
TEMPORARY FORAGE PLANNING

Sesame sowing Transplantation of

in April (0.5 ha) Marigold in July after Sunflower sowing
harvest of sesame in April (1 ha)

Sowing of Mustard in
Mustard sowing on
October after
October after harvest
harvesting of marigold
of Sunflower
flower
PERMANENT FORAGE PLANNING

1st year 2nd year

Banana starts to bloom
Banana sown in Mid from July (9-10 months
October in 0.5 ha land after transplanting)

Citrustransplantation
Banana transplantationinin
July-Aug
Mid Octoberinin0.5
o.5hahaland
land
Mustard is sown in 1 ha of
land in October

Rudilo transplantation in
0.5 ha land
 FEED AND FORAGE MGMT.

Artificial feeding
Season Description Feed Composition
Rainy Due to high rainfall bees can’t collect food Sugar syrup 1:1 ratio of
(July-Aug) do we have to provide feed to them as sugar to water by weight.
supplementation.

Winter Feeding the colonies in the fall is critical for 1:1 ratio of sugar to water
(Late Nov- Feb) helping them survive the winter. by weight.

Feeding won’t begin too early, to prevent Each colony should receive
the queen from having enough room to lay at least 15L or 4 gallons
the winter Bee population. of sugar syrup.

Feeding to be given before the temperature

gets below 10℃.
INSPECTION

Season Time of Day Inspection Frequency

Winter 11:00 to 14:00 Every 3 to 4 weeks
Summer 7:00 to 10:00 & 16:00 to 18:00 Every 10 days

Inspection Record Sheet

Apiary Site Colony Number Age of Queen
Date Total No of Combs Bee Status Food Storage Presence of Remarks
Disease

Total Honey Adults Eggs Larvae Pupae Nectar Pollen

Brood
 MANAGING SWARMING

• Swarming is a natural process when they become

overcrowded.
• It is a reproductive strategy of the colony to divide
and propagate

Causes
Prevention
• Overcrowding
• Inspection and
• Aged Queen
Monitoring
• Brood Nest
• Queen Replacement
Contestation
• Providing Adequate
• Large Honey Flow
space
 COLONY DIVISION

• Colony division is used to

control swarming, increase the
number of colonies.
• Colony division will be
performed once a year, from
June to last of July.
• Colony division will be
performed in sunny and warm
day.
Cont.….
 Autumn Management
Spring/Honey Flow Season • Check hive for sign of
• More space for honey storage by
dearth
giving comb foundation.
• Confine queen to brood chamber
• Feed bee sugar Syrup
using queen excluder.
• Monitor for pest and
disease

Seasonal
Management
Summer Management Winter Management
• Provide sufficient shade. • Maintain strong and
• Increase ventilation by disease free colonies.
introducing a splinter. • Provide new queen to the
• Provide enough food and hives.
water • Provide gunny bag for
thermal insulation
 MANAGEMENT DURING
EXTREMITIES
• Insurance coverage
• The ideal brood rearing temperature
and,hive activity for Apis mellifera is
around 33-36°C and 32-35°C
respectively.
• Strategies to Take During H.
Temperature
• Ensure Sufficient Ventilation
• Shade the Hives
• Provide Water
• Monitor Hive Conditions more
frequently.
• Avoid Disturbing the Hive
• Consider Supplemental Feeding
Activities at Low Temperature

• Thermal insulation. Very cold, how

• Seal gaps and cracks in the hive to prevent drafts & to manage
minimize cold air infiltration.
• Use windbreaks or barriers from strong winds. hives ???
• Ensure sufficient honey reserves during periods of
limited foraging.
• Provide emergency feeding, such as sugar syrup,
during prolonged cold weather.
• Regularly monitor hive conditions for moisture
buildup, condensation, or ice formation.
• Minimize hive inspections to reduce heat loss and
minimize stress on the bees.
Action for Long
Cloudy Days

• Adequate hive ventilation

• Regularly monitoring
• Use absorbent materials to manage
excess moisture inside the hive.
• Maintain proper spacing between
frames for optimal air circulation.
• Provide a shelter or rain cover to
protect the hive from excessive
moisture.
 Action for Long Rainy
Days

• Ensure adequate hive drainage and

prevent waterlogging.
• Protect the hive entrance from direct
rainfall.
• Monitor hive conditions for moisture
buildup and take necessary measures
to mitigate issues.
• Provide proper ventilation while
minimizing hive inspections.
• Check Food Stores
• Repair or replace the damaged and
water leaked part to maintain a dry
interior.
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 Brood Net Expansion

Brood net expansion is the process of increasing the number of

brood frames in a beehive. It is done during the honey flow
period as bees are more likely to build new comb during this
time.
Procedure
• Empty frames or with foundation comb placed in the brood
chamber, either above or below the existing frames
• Once the new comb is built, the queen bee will start to lay
eggs in it and increase bee colony.
• Only add a few frames at a time to prevent from becoming
overwhelmed.
• For foundationless frames, feed the bees extra sugar syrup.
 Supering

Time for Supering

• When broods occupy near to
three quarter of the frames
in the brood chamber, add
the first super.
• When first super is three
quarters full with bees and
feel a good weight of honey
add next super.
• 2-3 supers can be added for
strong colonies but more
also can be.
Harvesting of Honey

Sign to harvest Honey

-Presence of wax caps on the cells in the comb
-Weight gain of hive
.
Harvesting period
B. Remove Wax cap
A. Pull the frame
- 2 times in spring, 1 time in Autumn

What happens to honey if it is not harvested?

-All the remaining bees in the hive will eat it to ensure

the continuation of their colony in the spring.
C. Extraction of Honey
D. Storage of Honey
 • Heated Up to 72 ⁰C Filtration Reduce Viscosity
Pro
• Delay Crystallization Destroy yeast cells Enhance
ces
sin shelf life Post Harvest
g • -Trade Name Country of origin Bar
La code
be • Weigh Date of packaging Quality
lin Certification
g
• -Glass bottle having air and moisture tight lid
Pac
• - Sterile filling environment
kag
ing
Nutritional Composition of Our
Product

Composition Minerals
Carbohydrate
• Fructose 41 %
• Glucose 34%
• Sucrose 1-2 %
• Water 12-20 %
• Minerals(K mainly) 3.68 %
• Proteins 0.7 %
• Proline (Amino- acid) >200 mg/kg normal honey
 DISEASE & PEST MGMT.
Bacterial Diseases
EFB
Caused By Streptococcus Plutonius

Tetramycin
Symptoms
Bacterial Diseases

AFB

Caused By Paenibacillus larvae

@0.1g/litre in sugar syrup

Fungal diseases

Chalk brood
Caused By Ascophaer apis
Removing 'mummies' from bottom
board and around the entrance
Increase the ventilation through the
hive

Stone brood
Caused By Aspergillus fumigates
Sterilization of the hive with
formaldehyde fumes.
 Viral diseases

Thai Sac Brood

Caused By Morator aetatulus Symptoms
• Capping tends to be darker
Treatment • Dead larvae dry up in brood cell
Fumigation of hive by forming loose scale
formic acid (85%). • Brood die in pre-pupal stage but in
unsealed stage.
Parasitic disease

1. Nosema
Caused By Nosema apis
Symptoms Prevention

• Avoiding
• Intestine of
overcrowding.
bee becomes
• Use antibiotics
white and
(Rifampin,
swollen
Amentidine) along
• Inability of
with vit B complex
bees to fly
fed to honeybee
• Many bees
colonies @250 mg/4
loose body
lit of sugar syrup at
hairs
weekly intervals.
 Parasitic Disease Treatment
• Use 65% formic acid.
2. VARROOSIS • Mite Away Quick Strip
CAUSED BY VARROA MITE (MAQS) is a 7- day, single
• Reproduce on bee pupae and application mite control
feed on bee hemolymph product against tracheal
• Its infestations cause irreversible and varroa mite
damage to honey bees that can • Time of treatment: Spring
lead to colony losses and early summer
Symptoms
 PREDATORS

Wax Small Hive Beetle

• Moths
Use Pheromone Traps.
• Remove and dispose of • Use Thymol/ permethrin.
• Minimize brood comb in hive.
heavily infested combs.
• Clean and maintain hive
ANTS, WASPS & SPIDERS

Ants
• Use Natural Deterrents: Cinnamon, peppermint
• Plant these herbs around apiary
Wasps
• Removing potential nesting sites
• Use of Long handled net
Spiders
Remove spider webs from around the hive
 CALENDAR
Activities Months

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Nucleus

Swarming Management

Colony Division

Apiary Care/Inspection

Artificial Feeding

Brood net Expansion

Supering

Honey Harvest
 Business Plan

“Taste the real gift of Nature ”

PRODUCT
Honey
• 30 kg per hive per year
• 750 NRS /kg
BENEFITS OF HONEY

Anti- Energy Digestive Skin care &

oxidant booster health cosmetics
MARKETING STRATEGIES

Honey tasting event Collaborate Local /

Social media
complementary brands
Projected Colony Size In 5 year

Figure Showing the Projected number of effected colonies in 5 years

Projected Honey production
In 5 Years

Figure showing the Honey Production in 5 year(Projected)

 Projected Sales
In 5 year(Rs)

Projected Income(Rs “100000”)

63.31

61.47

59.68

57.94

45.00

Years
Year 5 Year 4 Year 3 Year 2 Year 1

Figure Showing the Projected Income in the First Five Years Time
 Projected Cash Flow
In 5 year

Investment
Particulars (Rs.) Year 1(Rs.) Year 2(Rs.) Year 3(Rs.) Year 4(Rs.) Year 5(Rs.)

Income Investment 4,500,000 5,906,250 7,441,875 9,116,297 10,939,556

Marketing
Strategy
Costs 225,000 295,313 372,094 455,815 546,978
Production
cost 4,960,000 2,796,500 3,091,205 3,438,830 4,590,484

Net Income -685,000 2,814,438 3,978,576 5,221,652 5,802,095

Years
Recovery 5,645,000 -5,645,000 -2,830,563 1,148,014 6,369,665 12,171,760
Projected Finance at
Summary

Particulars Value
Investment Rs 4,960,000
Total Income NRs 37,903,978
Net Income NRs 12,171,760
Years Recovery 3
IRR 30%
 Way Forward

More Bee
Product-
Royal Expansion
jelly, of
Propolis, Incorporation of other
Production
Beewax small Apiculture
Units
Farmers