Bee-keeping (Apiculture):

It includes the maintenance of hives of honeybees for the production of honey.

Bees are ecologically very important: Bees are the pollinators of many crop species like sunflower, apple and pear. So, bee-keeping increases both crop yield and honey yield.

Commercial Importance of Bees:

• Honey has a very high nutritive value.
• Honey is also used for medicinal purposes.
•  Beeswax produced by honeybees is used in industry to prepare cosmetics and polishes.