Apiculture (Bee-keeping) → Rearing, care and management of honey bees. Importance:-
(a) Honey
- Natural aromatic sweet syrup
- Natural sweetener, laxative, blood purifier.
- Immediate source of energy
(b) Bee wax – Used in cosmetics, creams, ointment
(c) Bee venom – Venom from sting used in Rheumatoid arthritis
(d) Propolis – Derived from plants for antiseptic and antibiotics
(e) Pollination – Honey Bees act as major pollinators
