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Beekeeping is a business which can be done along with farming in less space and less effort. Farmers can earn good income by selling honey in local and online markets.
Araria: Today, farmers in Araria district of Bihar are not limited to just farming. Now the farmers there are also trying to earn additional income through beekeeping and other employment. Farmers can earn good profits by preparing honey through beekeeping and selling it in the market. Along with this, bees are a valuable product, by selling which farmers can further increase their income. On one hand, there will be profit by selling honey, on the other hand, good income can also be earned by selling bees.
grant on beekeeping
Beekeeping is a business which can be done along with farming in less space and less effort. Farmers can earn good income by selling honey in local and online markets. Bihar government has also given subsidy on this work to increase the income of the farmers of the state and to encourage honey production.
good income in short time
The best thing about honey production is that anyone can do it. Even landless farmers can earn at least Rs 5,000 from one box. It is a less time consuming business. In which, by doing good management, farmers can do other work also. Like cash crops, beekeeping also starts earning money within a few days. Along with honey, farmers also earn good income by selling wax and royal jelly.
Good earning in beekeeping
Nand Kishore Kumar, a youth from Maliyana village under Raniganj block of Araria district, is a beekeeper himself. They extract bees from the forests of village houses. While talking to Local 18, he told that we two-three people together do this work. Earlier, Punjab used to go to Delhi and work as labourer. There it was difficult to save Rs 10,000 a month. But here at present 10-20 kg of bees are sold daily for Rs 400-600 per kg. According to this, we earn around Rs 6-8 thousand every day. He told that currently living here in the village, he is earning good money in this work.
