Apiculture in Ankola Taluka
ANKOLA
APICULTURE
Man had started the use of animal products since time immemorial even at the cost of animal’s life. Honey has been under use in human civilization since prehistoric period as mentioned in our religious literatures like Vedas, Purans, Ramayan, Maharabharat and Charak Sanghita. Some foreign travellers like Fahiyan and Whenson had also discussed the use of honey as medicine. People were very much dependent upon honey for medicines and essential nutritive elements of the diet.
The highly evolved social organisation of bees had been established before the existence of human race. Bees teach us the lesson of work and work with co-operation.
HONEY BEE:
Habit and Habitat: Honey bees are highly organised social insects reported from all over the world. Although they are active throughout the year but in the winter season they do little work and do not rear the brood. In seasons i.e., at the time of flowering they prepare a strong colony with honey rich combs. They exhibit polymorphism and good division of labour. The bee lives with thousands of individuals are observed hanging down from the branches on the trees and ceilings of houses. The workers communicate information’s for the location of the food sources through the ‘Waggle Dance”, a phenomenon called as “Language of the bees”, by the eminent biologist Karl Von Frish. He has mentioned that the rate of dance is directly proportional to the distance of the food. A single comb may yield 60 pounds of honey which is the maximum amount for a comb. The workers are very smart arid active which may pollinate 12,000 flowers daily. But due to its ferocious and irritable nature, specific hive and migratory habit it is very difficult rather practically impossible to domesticate them for the been keeping industry.
Apis indica F (Indian bee): Commonly found in forests an d plain regions of India. This is slightly smaller than A dorsata. They prefer to live in dark places and construct
APICULTURE
Man had started the use of animal products since time immemorial even at the cost of animal’s life. Honey has been under use in human civilization since prehistoric period as mentioned in our religious literatures like Vedas, Purans, Ramayan, Maharabharat and Charak Sanghita. Some foreign travellers like Fahiyan and Whenson had also discussed the use of honey as medicine. People were very much dependent upon honey for medicines and essential nutritive elements of the diet.
The highly evolved social organisation of bees had been established before the existence of human race. Bees teach us the lesson of work and work with co-operation.
HONEY BEE:
Habit and Habitat: Honey bees are highly organised social insects reported from all over the world. Although they are active throughout the year but in the winter season they do little work and do not rear the brood. In seasons i.e., at the time of flowering they prepare a strong colony with honey rich combs. They exhibit polymorphism and good division of labour. The bee lives with thousands of individuals are observed hanging down from the branches on the trees and ceilings of houses. The workers communicate information’s for the location of the food sources through the ‘Waggle Dance”, a phenomenon called as “Language of the bees”, by the eminent biologist Karl Von Frish. He has mentioned that the rate of dance is directly proportional to the distance of the food. A single comb may yield 60 pounds of honey which is the maximum amount for a comb. The workers are very smart arid active which may pollinate 12,000 flowers daily. But due to its ferocious and irritable nature, specific hive and migratory habit it is very difficult rather practically impossible to domesticate them for the been keeping industry.
Apis indica F (Indian bee): Commonly found in forests an d plain regions of India. This is slightly smaller than A dorsata. They prefer to live in dark places and construct
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