Does apiculture offer multiple advantages to farmers? List its advantages, if it is located near a place of commercial flower cultivation. Name the most common species of bee which is reared in India
Apiculture, often known as beekeeping, is the practice of keeping honeybee colonies to produce honey. Apiculture benefits farmers in a variety of ways. Beeswax is produced by honey bees and is utilized in sectors such as cosmetics and polishes of various sorts. Beekeeping will be useful in the following ways if it is done in any location where commercial flowers are grown. (i) Bees pollinate a wide range of crops, including blooming plants like sunflowers. (ii) Honey Bees gather nectar from flowering plants to make honey, which increases honey yield. The most prevalent species raised in India is Apis indica.
