This two-day conference was organised by the National Bee Board (NBB), NBHM, and the Department of Horticulture-Plantation, Coimbatore District. Over 200 farmers, beekeepers, and students attended the event.
Coimbatore: On Wednesday, the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University hosted a district-level Beekeeping Seminar.
This two-day conference was organised by the National Bee Board (NBB), NBHM, and the Department of Horticulture-Plantation, Coimbatore District. This conference was attended by around 200 farmers, beekeepers, and students.
The inaugural session was presided over by Kranthi kumar Pati I.A.S., Coimbatore District Collector, along with Bhuvaneshwari, Deputy Director of Horticulture, Coimbatore District, and Dr.V.Geethalakshmi, Vice Chancellor, TNAU. Manoj Sharma, Assistant Commissioner, National Bee Board, virtually connected from New Delhi briefing the NBB's activities.
To encourage farmers to raise bees, a two-day seminar is being supported for a total of Rs. 2 lakhs. In this regard, Bhuvaneshwari, DDH, told Simplicity, "Our primary goal is to raise farmer yields through beekeeping, which is the most efficient method for cross-pollination. Farmers can profit from a natural, high-yielding technique and from the beekeeping products, creating a dual-income system. In Coimbatore District, there is a lot of coconut growing, and bees are quite useful in this kind of farming.
She noted that 1000 bee boxes are distributed to beekeepers each year, but that the number has climbed to 5000 boxes in the last five years. Despite a growth in beekeeping, there is little awareness of beekeeping maintenance. Farmers can enhance their yield by 30-50% by keeping bees.
It was reported that there are more than 30 good bee growers in the Coimbatore District. They control bees, breed them, and supply them to other facilities. The other ratio of beekeepers is over 500, and they are classified as medium producers.
The lecture aimed to educate farmers from various blocks as well as newcomers about the importance of beekeeping and its medicinal potential. The conference covered all technical concerns, such as breeding methods, dangers, and sourcing, among others.
An exhibition of various beekeepers was exhibited to encourage the participants to become good producers.
Manikandan of Nallampalayam has been raising bees within the municipal limits for more than 6 years. While discussing his beekeeping experience with Simplicity, he stated, "The major barrier is pollution when it comes to city limits, and the other is sourcing." People must be aware about pollution. The seasonal sourcing ranges only for six months, and the rest is self-sourced/self-feeding."He extracts up to 1.5 kilogrammes of honey from each Box.
This two-day conference was organised by the National Bee Board (NBB), NBHM, and the Department of Horticulture-Plantation, Coimbatore District. This conference was attended by around 200 farmers, beekeepers, and students.
The inaugural session was presided over by Kranthi kumar Pati I.A.S., Coimbatore District Collector, along with Bhuvaneshwari, Deputy Director of Horticulture, Coimbatore District, and Dr.V.Geethalakshmi, Vice Chancellor, TNAU. Manoj Sharma, Assistant Commissioner, National Bee Board, virtually connected from New Delhi briefing the NBB's activities.
To encourage farmers to raise bees, a two-day seminar is being supported for a total of Rs. 2 lakhs. In this regard, Bhuvaneshwari, DDH, told Simplicity, "Our primary goal is to raise farmer yields through beekeeping, which is the most efficient method for cross-pollination. Farmers can profit from a natural, high-yielding technique and from the beekeeping products, creating a dual-income system. In Coimbatore District, there is a lot of coconut growing, and bees are quite useful in this kind of farming.
She noted that 1000 bee boxes are distributed to beekeepers each year, but that the number has climbed to 5000 boxes in the last five years. Despite a growth in beekeeping, there is little awareness of beekeeping maintenance. Farmers can enhance their yield by 30-50% by keeping bees.
It was reported that there are more than 30 good bee growers in the Coimbatore District. They control bees, breed them, and supply them to other facilities. The other ratio of beekeepers is over 500, and they are classified as medium producers.
The lecture aimed to educate farmers from various blocks as well as newcomers about the importance of beekeeping and its medicinal potential. The conference covered all technical concerns, such as breeding methods, dangers, and sourcing, among others.
An exhibition of various beekeepers was exhibited to encourage the participants to become good producers.
Manikandan of Nallampalayam has been raising bees within the municipal limits for more than 6 years. While discussing his beekeeping experience with Simplicity, he stated, "The major barrier is pollution when it comes to city limits, and the other is sourcing." People must be aware about pollution. The seasonal sourcing ranges only for six months, and the rest is self-sourced/self-feeding."He extracts up to 1.5 kilogrammes of honey from each Box.