Introduction:-
Beekeeping on a large scale is called commercial beekeeping, under which the beekeeper earns maximum income by producing quality honey products. In the present environment, honey products are being exported, so for quality honey production, it is necessary for the beekeeper to know about various components of commercial beekeeping, organic honey production and honey trade policy.
Commercial Beekeeping
To make commercial beekeeping more profitable, it is necessary to fulfill the following conditions.
Before adopting commercial beekeeping, the beekeeper must have basic knowledge of beekeeping such as management of the apiary in different seasons, knowledge of sources of pollen and nectar available in the area, possible areas for migration in different seasons, knowledge of short and long term migration etc.
For commercial beekeeping, it is also necessary to have scientific knowledge of honey flow management, provision of feeding in drought management, management of bee colonies in winter and summer, division of bee colonies, prevention of diseases, protection from pests and enemies etc.
To get maximum production from bee colonies, high-tech commercial/scientific beekeeping is required. Use of genetically superior queens is an effective way to get maximum production.
Queen Bee rearing is an essential component of commercial beekeeping so that a new and fit queen can be added to the bee colony by replacing the old queen or queen lost by accident.
Knowledge of techniques that save time and speed up operation is also essential in commercial beekeeping. For example, high and good products can be obtained by using automatic wax cap removing machine, wax hive making and honey extraction machine with 54-120 frames etc.
To make commercial beekeeping more productive and profitable, beekeeping should be done not only for honey production but also for other bee products.
Integrated animal management is necessary to maintain the quality of honey so that the bee population can be saved from harm.
Banned and disease resistant drugs should not be used. Use of honey chambers for good quality pot honey extraction is important for maintaining the quality of honey.
