APICULTURE
Importance and Scope
Rearing of honeybee on a commercial state is called apiculture .Apiculture is becoming a popular in India not only because of production honey and beeswax but also because of honeybees are particularly valuable as cultivated plants.
4)EUROPEAN BEE(Italian bee)
Similar in habits to Indian bee.Builds parallel combs suited for rearing in artificial bee boxes.Average production 25-40kg/colony/year.
5)STING LESS BEE(Trigona iridipennis)
Honeybee's species Honeybees belong to the genus Apis in the order of hymenoptera. The three well known indigenous species of Apis in india are
1) ROCK BEE (Apis dorsata)
The largest Indian species,these are very good honey gathers,a single comb yielding about 40kg of honey and about1.2kg beeswax.On account of their open air habit,rock bees can't be kept in hives. 2)INDIAN BEE(Apis cerana indica)
Colonies of these always build combs in covered situation, like cavities of tree trunk,rock or walls.This is the only indigenous species capable of being kept in artificial hive.Yields about 6-8kg per colony per year
3)LITTLE BEE(Apis florae)
Builds isolated small combs in open situations (The species is not economically important)poor yield 200-900g/colony.
The largest Indian species,these are very good honey gathers,a single comb yielding about 40kg of honey and about1.2kg beeswax.On account of their open air habit,rock bees can't be kept in hives. 2)INDIAN BEE(Apis cerana indica)
Colonies of these always build combs in covered situation, like cavities of tree trunk,rock or walls.This is the only indigenous species capable of being kept in artificial hive.Yields about 6-8kg per colony per year
3)LITTLE BEE(Apis florae)
Builds isolated small combs in open situations (The species is not economically important)poor yield 200-900g/colony.
4)EUROPEAN BEE(Italian bee)
Similar in habits to Indian bee.Builds parallel combs suited for rearing in artificial bee boxes.Average production 25-40kg/colony/year.
5)STING LESS BEE(Trigona iridipennis)
Make nest in ground ,holes on trees,cracks on wall.They are efficient polynators.Yield 300-400g/year. Honeyfetch are high price due to it's medicinal properties.
Honeybees gather necter and pollan mainly from the wild vegetation and forage all around their hives within a radius of about 3km.
Honeybee cast
The bee colony is polymorphic,comprising 3 verieties of cast.
1) QUEEN (fertile female)-Queen is unable to produce wax or gather pollan nectar and her sol duty is to lay eggs. She has a combatively large body but less powerful wings than workers. Lays 1-2000eggs/day
2) WORKERS(imperfectly developed female)-Most
Honeybee cast
The bee colony is polymorphic,comprising 3 verieties of cast.
1) QUEEN (fertile female)-Queen is unable to produce wax or gather pollan nectar and her sol duty is to lay eggs. She has a combatively large body but less powerful wings than workers. Lays 1-2000eggs/day
2) WORKERS(imperfectly developed female)-Most
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