Maharashtra Khadi Village

Industries Board
Head 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
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
•
 Super
Chamber

Brood
Chamber
Raw Honey Extraction
Removing Wax With the
Bee Venom Collector
Raw Honey to Pure
Honey
Honey Processing Unit in the
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 Cost
Sateri Unit Melifera Unit
1) Honey Boxes 20 X Rs. 1000/- = 20 X Rs. 1400/-
Rs. 20000 =
Rs. 28000
2) Instruments
Swarm Net Rs. 90/- Rs. 90/-
Bee Veil Rs. 90/- Rs. 90/-
Rs. 900/- Rs. 3500/-
Honey
Rs. 30/- Rs. 30/-
Machine Rs. 20/- Rs. 20/-
Hive Tool Rs. 20/- Rs. 50/-
Knife
Other costs
3) Total Cost Rs. 21,150/- Rs. 31,780/-
 Recurring Cost
Sateri Unit Melifera Unit

1) Honeybees 20 X Rs. 300/- = 20 X Rs. 200/- =

Colonies Rs. 6000/- Rs. 4000/-

2) Sugar (yearly) 3 kg X 20 X 25 = 6 kg X 20 X 25 =
Rs. 1500/- Rs. 3000/-

Miscellaneous
3) Rs. 1000/- Rs. 4000/-
Expenses

4) Total Cost Rs. 8500/- Rs. 11000/-

Income from 20
Colonies Sateri Unit Melifera Unit
1) Average Honey 3 kg X 20 colonies 25 kg X 20
Production per X Rs. Rs. 105 = Rs. colonies X Rs.
year 12600/- 105 =
Rs. 52500/-

2) Average Bee wax 4 kg X Rs. 80/- = 8 kg X Rs. 80/- =

production per Rs. 320/- Rs. 640/-
year
4) Income from New 10 Colonies X New 10 Colonies
colonies Rs. 300 = Rs. 3000 X
separation Rs. 2000 = Rs.
3000

By working for only 2-3 hours in seven

days for 20 colonies we can get
production of Rs. 7400 (Sateri unit)