Honey

• Rs. 500 crore allocated for 3 years for Development of Scientific Beekeeping in India

  The Centre approved the allocation for Rs. 500 crore for National Beekeeping & Honey Mission (NBHM) for 3 years (2020-21 to 2022-23).…

• Honey Bee Farming: How to Care for Bees in the Hive?

  The article provides quick tips to care for bees in the hive. Also care for the hive equipment for better beekeeping.…

• Trade Advice Notice on APIVAR 500 mg Bee Hive Strips for Honey Bees (for use in honey bee hives)

  The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) invites comment on the proposed use of amitraz in the product APIVAR 500 mg Bee Hive Strips For Honey Bees for use in honey bee hives.…

• Webinar on Legislation of Honey and Export Licence Procedure

  IBDC is going to organise a webinar on legislation of honey and export license procedures on 28/12 at 2.00 pm All interested are requested to attend the webinar.…

• Honey Fraud: Try This Simple Test Suggested by FSSAI to Check If Your Honey is Adulterated with Sugar or Not

  A Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) investigtion report has recently exposed that the honey sold by some of the major Indian brands like Patanjali and Dabur is adulterated.…

• Exposing Honey Fraud! Severe Adulteration in Popular Indian Brands of Honey, Says CSE Lab Report

  A new Laboratory analysis by Centre for Science and Environment on commonly available popular IndianHoney Brands has set the warning bells toiling. The study finds that the Popular 13 Honey Brands like Dabur, Patanjali contain dangerously high levels of adulteration which are higher that the…

• Commercial Beekeeping in India: Check out the Loans & Subsidies given to Beekeepers

  In India, Beekeeping is becoming a growing farming business now-a-days, and is also proving to be profitable. Some are doing beekeeping as a part time work, and some are making it a primary source of income. So, here we are sharing some useful information related…

• Is Honey Consumption Safe for People with Diabetes

  Persons with diabetes have to control and manage sugar and Carbohydrate intake. This of course doesn’t forbade then to consume sweets altogether. Honey has higher sugar and calories percentage and some people add honey to their coffee and tea or use it as a sweetener…

• 5 Major Health Benefits of Honey & Proper Usage Methods

  Honey has been used since ancient times and the benefits of honey are also mentioned prominently in Ayurveda. Honey is a liquid made from the juice of flowers by bees. It is prepared by bees after a fairly lengthy process in several stages. Honey in…