Banas Honey

ProjectPrepared By:

Dr Mahesh PatelI/c Honey Project

Guided By:

Shri Bipinbhai Patel,

I/c MD, Banas Dairy.

Project Progress

Project team organised on 1st Sept. 2016

27th -28th September 2016: Attain two day

seminar in Prantij, Sabarkantha with my

core team.

26 October 2016 : Two demo Beehives

kept in Banas Premises.

4 November 2016: Project submitted to

different govt agencies- NBB, State

Horticulture, KVIC and PMO for sanction

of project.

Key performance indicator of the project:

Particulars (Cumm. Figures) 16-17 17-18 18-19 19-20 20-21

Taluka/ Cluster to be covered (Nos.)

Taluka/ Cluster

covered Under BHP2 4 8 12 16

Total 2 4 8 12 16

Villages to be covered (Nos.)DCS covered under BHP 10 210 410 610 810

Total 10 210 410 610 810

Installation of Honey boxes at Farmer level @5 Nos/Farmer

Honey Boxes Installed 250 5250 10250 15250 20250

Total 250 5250 10250 15250 20250

Farmer covered under BHP @ 5 Nos/ DCS

Farmer covered under BHP 50 1050 2050 3050 4050

Total 50 1050 2050 3050 4050

Additional Producer members to aware. (Nos.)@200 Nos/DCS

Member aware for BHP 2000 42000 82000 122000 162000

Total 2000 42000 82000 122000 162000

Estimated Honey Production (Kg per annum)

Honey (Kg per year) 3750 78750 153750 228750 303750

Total 3750 78750 153750 228750 303750

Financial outlay:-

Particulars 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 Total

Capital item* (80% funding) 82.4656 475.232 476.912 481.392 483.952 1999.95

Price contingency @ 6% per annum 4.94794 28.5139 28.6147 28.8835 29.0371 119.997Total project contribution with 6% price contingency-NBB

87.4135 503.746 505.527 510.276 512.989 2119.95

Total Union's contribution (with 6 % contingency) 21.8534 125.936 126.382 127.569 128.247 529.988

Total Investment (with 6 % contingency) 109.267 629.682 631.908 637.844 641.236 2649.94

Today’s Status

Completed 3 (Three) Beekeeping training

program Program.1: Date: 21.11.2016 to 25.11.2016, Venue:- Katarva

Cattle Feed Plant, Katarva.

Program.2: Date: 19.12.2016 to 23.12.2016, Venue:- Danta Chilling

Center, Danta.

Program.3: Date: 29.12.2016 to 02.01.2017, Venue:- Katarva

Cattle Feed Plant, Katarva.

Total 72 farmers trained.

With support of KVIC, Ahmedabad.

Total 140 Beehives with colonies supplied.

Training Pattern: Collect nominal fees from farmer Rs 1000 and free cost 1 bee box after training.

Today’s Status

KVIC, Ahmedabad supplied 78 Bee boxes @ free cost (Rs 3,12,000)

After first training program, Banas dairy supplied 62 bee boxes.

Rate of Beehive with bee colony is Rs

4000/-

Initial honey extraction is approx 40 kg from 75 bee boxes

After that we packed “Banas Honey” and

launched by honourable PM sir on 10th

Dec 2016.

Conti..

After launching and awareness by PM sir,

total 350 farmer’s application registered

for beekeeping

i-khedut portal registration.

Team’s Observation Period: Last one month

2 Bee boxes have sealed honey.

5 Bee boxes- Queen less- taken Corrective action

4 Place- More exposure of bee eater.

Danta- Tribal taluka- Good condition.

All boxes- Good eggs, larva (Sealed Brood), Unsealed

Honey and pollen, active queen, good colony

strength.

For honey collection: Migration is must

Identify areas which have plenty flowring- Dhana,

Sava in Santalpur Taluka.

Migrated

Division- 4 boxes

Probably next honey extraction in March.

Factor Affecting

Temperature, Moisture and soil

Nectar with temperature

Insecticide and pesticide spray

Interest of Farmers for migration

Apis Dorsata Training Program

Date: 18.01.2017 to 20.01.2017, Venue:

Nakaland Aashram, Solsanda, Danta.

With support of KVIC, Ahmedabad.

All expense by KVIC.

10 Bee suits supplied with accessories of honey collection.

Practically, technique shown How to

collect natural honey without disturbing

bee and comb.

Big source of honey in tribal areas- Imp

part

Apis Dorsata Scientific

Honey Collection Clips

Subsidy structure Presently, MIDH (MISSION FOR INTEGRATED

DEVELOPMENT OF HORTICULTURE) gives 55% subsidy

to Gen/OBC beneficieries and 65% subsidy to SC/ST

beneficieries. For Beehice with colonies and accessories tools and euipements.

i-khedut- Registration.

Three Honey extractor- Union.

Honey processing and packing unit at union level.

Migration of beehives by union

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