Bee keeping fetches good income
Bee keeping is going to be s household practice in Assam to tap the potential available in the state. This was what a simple message spreading across the state on the World Honey Bee Day.
The message emerged from an awareness meeting organised by the ' Rural Development Society ( RDS ) at Panjabari on Friday.
Participating in the programme assistant director of agriculture Mowsam Hazarika said that, beekeeping has been useful in pollination of crops which can provide thr farming fraternity an extra source of good income.
Bee keeping, if properly, alone will fetch huge and sustainable income for a family.
Hazarika outlined several benefits of honey such as- honey is an good Antioxidant which helps heart patients remain trouble.
Noted educationist Dr Pabitra Pran Barua chaired the meeting where a demonstration on honey box preparation was also conducted in the programme by Thomas Rongpie.
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