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)