Q- What is pisciculture?
Answer- Pisculture is the rearing of honey bees artificially to earn profit. There are several management measures to get higher yield of honey from the honey bees. Some of the main measures that should be taken to get higher yield of honey from the honey bees are as follows:
1. The farmers should cultivate the exotic breed of honey bee that must have high yielding, disease as well as pests resisting power. For example: Apis mellifera that is also known as Italian bee.
2. The apiary should be placed at an area where pollen and nectar providing plants are grown or planted. For example: coconut, rose, jamun, almond, tamarind, barseen,
3. The apiary should be clean regularly to maintain proper hygiene.
4. Farmer should prefer hybrid honey bees for apiculture as they have high yielding, disease as well as pests resisting power.