Question

list two regions in favour of beekeeping to be used as a source of income b. name an italian bee variety brought to India to increase the yield of honey c. state the four italian bee of which makes it better than local varieties d.state two factor on which quality of honey depends

Answer 1

Dear Student,

a) The states where beekeeping is generally seen in India include - Uttar pradesh, Punjab, Haryana (North) and in South - Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

b) Apis mellifera is an italian bee variety. Italian bees are more desirable for production of honey because they give a high yield of honey, are stingless and can live long in the beehives as compared to the other bees.
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c) Desired features:

• high yield of honey
• stingless
• long viable period in the beehives
• crop pollinators.

Indigenous species of honey bees: Apis cerana indica.

Exotic species of honey bees: Apis mellifera, Apis laboriosa

d) Quality of honey depends from the quality of the soil from which the nectar is collected and the natural environment where the bees live and work. The area where the flowers available to the bees for nectar and pollen collection should be far away from pollutants and surrounded by a rich and healthy flora. This allows the bees to produce honey with a high nutritional value. It should be noted here that, nectar collected from degraded surfaces (poisoned land, chemical contaminated land etc) cannot provide quality honey

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