Jehanabad. Beekeeping is proving to be a rapidly growing rural level business in today’s times. In every city, small and big people are doing beekeeping and earning well. This type of business is also being promoted at the government level, so that farmers or beekeepers can get help. There are different ways of earning money in beekeeping, which include wax, pollen, venom, royal jelly and honey.
If honey is left out of this, then farmers can earn lakhs in the production of all the others. However, for this many modern technologies including machines are required. There are many beekeepers in Jehanabad, Bihar, who are producing honey. Hareram is one of them. He is a resident of Ratni Faridpur block.
Beekeeping changed fortunes
He has been doing honey business for the last 5 years. The special thing is that they produce 4 to 5 types of honey. This includes Karanj honey, Mustard honey, Drumstick honey, Shisham honey. All types of honey have different prices. Besides, the benefits and properties of honey are also different.
Been doing beekeeping for 5 years
Hare Ram Kumar from Local 18 said that we have been producing honey for the last 5 years. We have 300 boxes of bees. We are currently keeping our bee box in UP. Because at this time he is not able to get food and drink facilities in this area. As soon as the time of moringa and mustard comes here, the B boxes are brought back to Bihar.
Most expensive and cheapest honey price
He further said that currently they produce 4 to 5 types of honey. Karanj honey, rosewood honey, mustard honey, drumstick honey are available with us, which we have brought to the agricultural mechanization fair in Jehanabad. These are all honey, the price of each honey is different. The most expensive honey is from Karanj, which costs Rs 400 per kg. At the same time, the cheapest honey is of mustard, whose price is Rs 150 per kg. After this, some honey is sold for Rs 200 per kg and some for Rs 250 per kg.
Karanj honey – Rs 400/kg
Mustard honey – Rs 150/kg
Sheesham honey – Rs 200/kg
Eucalyptus honey – Rs 250/kg
