Question

What is apiculture? How is it important is our lives?

Answer 1

Apiculture

Apiculture is the practice of bee-keeping for the production of various products such as honey, bee’s wax, etc.

Importance of apiculture for our lives

1. Knowledge of the nature and habits of bees.

2. Selection of suitable location for keeping the beehives.

3. Catching and hiving of swarms (group of bees).

4. Management of beehives during different seasons.

5. Handling and collection of honey and beeswax.

Honey is a highly nutritious food source and is used as an indigenous system of medicines. It is useful in the treatment of many disorders such as cold, flu, and dysentery.