1. BEE KEEPING DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
NATIONAL BEE BOARD

2. Present Status of Bee Keeping in India
National Commission on Agriculture (1976) Projections
By 2000 AD
Requirement: 150 million bee colonies for 50.7 m.ha.ento. crops
Target : 6 million bee colonies to cover an area of 2 million ha for pollination
Honey production 60,000 MTs (from Apis cerana)
Estimates of present status
1.4 million bee colonies (over 1.5 lakh of Apis mellifera)
52,000 MTs honey production
15, 000 MTs exports
Domestic consumption average only 5 gm per capita

3. Benefits in Horticultural Crops Due to Bee Pollination
This increase is in addition to honey

4. Benefits in Agricultural Crops Due to Bee Pollination
Overall benefit of beekeeping is over 14 times of the cost of honey and bees wax

5. Employment and Income Generation Potential Calculated on 10,000 bee colonies of Apis mellifera
Total ,88,900
Means full time employment to 1630 persons and
14,00,000 bee colonies 2,28,000 persons

6. Income generation Potential Cost and Benefit Estimates of Beekeeping (A. mellifera)

7. Strategy for the Development of Beekeeping
Developing modalities for effective use of honey bees in pollination of crops
Adopting to the International Pollination Initiative
Promoting; multiplication of bee colonies and
Good Management Practices
To reach 3 m. bee colony level and
to increase productivity by :
A. mellifera from present average of 30 kg to 60 kg per hive
A. cerana and from present average of 10 kg to 20 kg per hive
To produce contamination free quality honey for export and domestic market
To increase profitability of hive by diversifying hive produce to pollen, propolis, royal jelly and bee venom.
Creating strong quality control & monitoring facility
Launching effective promotion & awareness campaign
Developing adequate capacity building and training programme

8. Sequence of Steps for Apiaries Development
Identification of Bee-breeders in each State: to developed as the centers of training, improved bee breeding and service providers to the new units.
Selection and practical training of beekeepers at the apiaries of the bee breeders.
Providing the new trained beekeepers with bee colonies, boxes and other equipment by bee breeders.
Providing them with loan and financial support through banks and institutions.
Utilizing the bee colonies and apiaries developed for effective pollination of Horticultural and Agricultural crops.
Establishment of Honey Processing Plants and promoting the National Brand of Honey.
Developing Cooperatives for various activities

9. Action Plan
Programme to run under the NHM and Technology Mission for Horticulture Development in NE region
BEE BREEDERS to be developed in every Beekeeping State – 2 in each state
Capacity building training of beneficiaries before providing them with NUCLEUS BEE COLONIES and equipment in
Bee Breeders from the States where the programme is new will be trained outside the state in
Distribution of Bee colonies and equipment to beneficiaries after training through bee breeders- 20 bee colonies in each state in
Registration of Beee keepers and building database
Development of infrastructure for honey processing and marketing
– 16 units in
Promotion of honey for domestic consumption and bees for pollination on media
Establishment of one Apex Honey Laboratory to strengthen quality control of honey
Support to the HQ (National Bee Board)

10. Physical & Financial Outlay Proposed for Annual Action Plan 2006-07

11. State wise Breakup of Action Plan 2006-07 Targets

12. State wise Breakup of Action Plan 2006-07 Targets (Contd.)

13. Fund Flow Central Steering Committee of NHM/TMNE
NATIONAL BEE BOARD (NBB)
State Hort Mission Society/ SFAC for TMNE (Director- Hort.)
Beneficiaries
SDA
Beneficiaries

14. Central Steering Committee National Bee Board (NBB)
Monitoring
Central Steering Committee
National Bee Board (NBB)
T S G
Director (Hort.)
T S G
SDA
Beneficiary

15. Thank You