Stingless Honey Bee Farming(Dwarf Honey Bee)

  Stingless Honey Bees or Dwarf Bees are one of the native breeds of Honey Bees found in India and many other countries.The main speciality of these bees are they are small and stingless which makes it  very easy to  handle.Lots of people fear the aggressive nature of Honey bees so they don't want to keep Bees even if they are interested in applications of Honey.For such farmers,Dwarf honey bee farming is a suitable option.The main drawback of these bees are low Honey production rate.From one colony,we can get only 1Kg of honey per year.By increasing number of colonies and reducing operating costs we can overcome this issue.

  Stingless bee keeping enables great opportunities to ladies who can utilize their free time at home.As Dwarf honey bee don't have stings,this farming is fearless and easy job,ladies can replace the requirement of skilled labour which may be required with other type of Bees.Thus we can reduce the running cost considerably.This type of Honey has great medicinal properties and is used in various Ayurveda medicines.As the availability is less,we can get high price for our Honey.These factors also promote Stingless honey Bee farming and help the success of the farmer.

How to capture Stingless Honey Bees from Surroundings

  Stingless Honey bees are found in nature.For utilizing them in our farm,we need to keep them in specialized boxes.This is a big task as they won't come so easily.This require special techniques and patience.One common technique is to provide a box at the entrance of the bee nest and allow them to pass through the box.Over time,they will start to build combs inside the Box.After 6 months,you can separate the box and keep it as a separate honey bee nest.Below video of 'Kissan krishideepam' describes the strategies to be used by the stingless Honey Bee farmer for getting great benefits from this farm.


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Selecting suitable Honey Bee for our farm

 There are lots of varieties of Honey Bees found in India.Some of them are found only in forests,some are native breeds ,some are imported from other countries and some are Hybrid varieties.Choosing the right bee is an important task which can influence the success of our business.Ease of handling,Honey production rate,Disease resistance etc play important roles in the selection of Honey Bee breeds.

Main Breeds of Honey Bees found in India are

Giant wild Honey Bee or Rock Bee

  Giant wild Honey bees are not suitable for Honey Bee Farming.This type of Honey Bees are found in forests and its surroundings.The size of the Bee is big compared to other types  of Honey bees.This will form its Hive as a single comb and it is built in big trees.The Honey production is very high compared to other breeds,but they are very aggressive.Their bite can lead even up to death.So they are not suitable for our farm.

Common medium size Honey Bee

 This type of Honey Bee is normally found in our surroundings.They also form single comb in open area.Even though they are aggressive,Only their massive attack is danger.Honey production rate is low and they often change their hive.So this also not suitable for our farm.

Indian Honey bee(Apis Cerana Indica)

 This is a domesticated variety of Honey bees common in India.We can get an average of 10Kg Honey per year from a hive.Even though they have stings,they are not that much aggressive.They have high disease resistance.This breed is suitable for Honey farm.

Stingless Bee

 This is a small type of Honey bee common in India.They Don't have stings and are not aggressive.The production of Honey is very less,but it is valuable due to its medicinal properties.Ease of handling,stingless nature,medicinal properties etc makes this breed suitable for Honey farm.

  The selection of Honey Bee breads depends upon how we want to do the farming.If you want to generate high income by selling lots of honey,then Indian Honey Bee(Apis Cerana Indica) is suitable to you.If you don't want to deal with issues like Honey Bee sting,then it is better to go for stingless Honey Bee Farming,but the rate of production of honey will be less.My suggestion is that you use both type of honey bees and start benefit from them.Later you can specialize on one particular breed as per your experience.

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Honey Bee Farming

 Honey is one of the magical product from nature which shows its love towards living world.Honey Bee is the special type of Bee designed to extract Honey from nature and store in a consumable form.In India,Honey is considered as one of the important natural medicine.Many Ayurveda medicines are prepared by using Honey.Honey Bee farming in India is at its initial stage only.Over thousands of years the source of honey was just forests only.But increased exploration and Honey hunting decreased the honey sources and Beehives considerably.Today we are paying for what we have done in past.The Increased applications of Honey and decreasing Honey beehives make Honey a valuable product.So its the right time to make a plan to convert this situation to a successful business for the benefit of us and the Nature.Honey Bee farming or Apiculture or Bee Keeping is a high profit generating business now.

 Honey Bee farming is not a time consuming job.But it require patience.It is like an automated job.Once you setup the system,you just wait.Thousands of Honey bees work for you.What you have to do is give proper security to Beehives and collect honey in time.Being a modern farmer,you can not just do only Honey Bee farming to fulfill your dreams.you can implement Honey Bee farming along with other farming businesses to get great benefit from it.

 There are lots of things you should keep in mind before starting a Honey Bee farm business.we can do detailed analysis of those things in coming posts.Indian climatic conditions especially in Kerala is suitable for this farming.If you combine Honey Bee farming with rubber plantation,the result will be amazing.So its the right time to take right decision.

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Vermicompost in Apartments-A side Business Opportunity

 In my  previous post about vermicompost,we discussed about its preparation.  Now its time to think how to convert and utilize this idea  to form a successful business. Vermicompost preparation is not a labour intensive job.It require a Small space or a corner.So it is suitable for people living in apartments or flats.

Gardening is a common hobby for almost all people.Whether they are living in a congested area or not,every one will try to grow some plants in their area.Availability of Organic manures is a question for people living in apartments or in flats.Our opportunity is there.We will prepare Organic manures like Vermicompost from our house and sell it to those who need it. If you live in apartment or flat,then your first market will be people living in same building.As the word spread out,you can go for expansion.

The start up cost of Vermicompost business is very less compared to other type of businesses.All you need is a container ,good quality Earthworms and some organic waste.If you can add cow dung,then the quality and quantity of manure increase considerably.First you experience the benefits of Vermicompost by using it in your own garden.Then start demonstrate to your neighbors about Vermicompost.The more knowledge you gain,more people trust you and follow your steps.You can also prepare Vermiwash and vermicompost tea from vermicompost which are value added products of vermicompost.You can also sell earthworm kits which is also profitable when your business expands.

So the products you can sell are

• Compost
• Vermiwash
• Vermicompost tea
• Earthworm kits
• Consultancy services on Vermicompost.

 The demand for Organic manures are increasing.In India people started to realize the potential threat of using chemicals instead of organic manures.Kerala government started to provide subsidies to promote organic manures production.The whole world is moving towards organic production. So its really the best time to start such a business.Hope you got the idea of this business opportunity.

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