Cost & Benefits of Beekeeping in Pakistan
Production of Honey In Bee Keeping
ITEM
Part-Time BeeKeeping
Full-time BeeKeeping
Number of Colonies
5
50
100
200
Number of Colonies
Standard Langstroth bee hive (with bees) @ Rs.4500/- per hive
Rs.22,500
Rs.225,000
Rs.450,000
Rs.900,000
Comb foundation press
-
-
Rs.18,000
Rs.18,000
Honey extractor
Rs.2,000
Rs.6,000
Rs.10,000
Rs.10,000
Nucleus hives @ Rs.500/-
Rs.2,500
Rs.25,000
Rs.50,000
Rs.100,000
Pollen traps @ Rs.200/-
Rs.200
Rs.3,000
Rs.3,000
Rs.5,000
Miscellaneous tools (bee veil, hive tool, smoker, tent etc.)
Rs.500
Rs.6,000
Rs.7,000
Rs.14,000
Total
Rs.27,700
Rs.265,000
Rs.538,000
Rs.1,047,000
Production Cost
Nectar & pollen
Free gift of nature
Transportation of colonies (migration)
-
Rs.10,000
Rs.20,000
Rs.48,000
Supplemental feeding 12 kg sugar per colony@ Rs.40/- per kg
Rs.2,400
Rs.24,000
Rs.48,000
Rs.96,000
Depreciation on equipment
Rs.2,710
Rs.26,500
Rs.53,800
Rs.53,800
Rent of stores
-
Rs.5,000
Rs.10,000
Rs.15,000
Rent of apiary sites in the form of honey (obligatory)
-
Rs.1,000
Rs.2,000
Rs.4,000
Bee Attendants @ Rs.3000/- per month + food
-
Rs.36,000
Rs.72,000
Rs.108,000
Misc. expenses (chemicals/medicines)
Rs.500
Rs.3,000
Rs.6,000
Rs.12,000
Total
Rs.5,610
Rs.105,500
Rs.211,800
Rs.375,700
Gross Income
Honey 25 kg @ Rs.80/- per kg (different sources 10 kg 'ber’ @ Rs.250/- per kg
Rs.6,000
Rs.185,000
Rs.370,000
Rs.740,000
Royal jelly per 50 colonies
-
Rs.10,000
Rs.20,000
Rs.40,000
Beeswax 250gm per hive @ Rs.200/- per kg
Rs.250
Rs.2,500
Rs.5,000
Rs.10,000
Pollen (surplus) 250 gm per colony @ Rs.600/- per kg
Rs.1,000
Rs.7,500
Rs.14,500
Rs.29,000
Nucleus hive @ Rs.1000/- Beeswax 250gm per hive @ Rs.200/- per kg
Rs.1,000
Rs.15,000
Rs.30,000
Rs.60,000
Total
Rs.8,250
Rs.220,000
Rs.439,500
Rs.879,000
Net Income
Rs.2,640
Rs.114,500
Rs.227,700
Rs.503,300
Economic Benefits Of Bee Farming
The major economic benefits of bee farming are:-
Crop pollination: The share of honeybees in crop pollination is 80 %. It also improves the quality of fruits, vegetables and yield of seed crops.
Honey Production: Honey production from occidental bees is up to 24 kg per colony per annum. The sidder honey fetches maximum price.
Bee hive value added products: Royal jelly, pollen and propolis are used as health food and beeswax in cosmetics.
Beekeepers in Pakistan maintaining a fairly large number of honeybee colonies and are capable of producing royal jelly, pollen propolis and bees wax.The production and value addition by-products would becomes the supplements income of beekeepers.
