500 metric tons of honey remains unsold in Chitwan With more than 30,000 beehives, Chitwan produces 800 metric tons of honey annually. However, 500 metric tons of the produced honey remains unsold, with famers being forced to store them in their house. Business 16 Sep, 2024
More Ilam farmers opt for beekeeping The number of beekeepers has surged in Rong Rural Municipality in Ilam district. With the investment from the local government to promote beekeeping, around 900 households in the rural municipality have done commercial beekeeping. Business 12 Jan, 2024
Rukum West produces honey worth Rs 25 million The Rukum West district has produced 21 metric tons of honey this year and the market value for the honey is some 25 million rupees. Nepal 05 Jan, 2024
Chitwan farmers find their calling in sunflower farming Farmers of Chitwan district have been attracted to sunflower farming. Nepal 02 Mar, 2023
Honey production down in Lamjung Honey production of domestic bees has decreased in Lamjung district this year owing to various reasons such as adverse weather, infections and cold wave, among others. Nepal 06 Feb, 2022
Cooperatives flourish in production sector outside the valley The productive sector is attracting investment from the cooperatives outside the valley. Business 19 Mar, 2021
Veterans with PTSD, anxiety turn to beekeeping for relief MANCHESTER: Gently lifting a wooden frame containing dozens of Italian honeybees, Vince Ylitalo seemed transfixed as he and several other veterans inspected the buzzing insects. "This is really cool," he said, pointing to bee with blobs of orange... Environment 11 Sep, 2019
Over 300 displaced families receive quake-resistant houses in Lamjung LAMJUNG: More than three hundred families in Lamjung district received new homes after three years of the devastating earthquake with the help of Non-government organisations. The areas in Dudhpokhari Rural Municipality of the district closer to... Travel 17 Aug, 2018
Busy bees turn Afghan schoolgirl into an entrepreneur MARMUL DISTRICT, AFGHANISTAN - In war-torn Afghanistan, honey is regarded as a traditional cure-all but for one schoolgirl, the sticky commodity has also created sweet opportunities to work and own a business in a country where few women do... 07 Apr, 2018
In South Africa, bees stop elephants from trampling trees HOEDSPRUIT, SOUTH AFRICA: The humble bee is helping to keep elephants from destroying trees and wiping out crops in their quest for food. A project launched near South Africa's Kruger National Park in 2015 has found success. An elephant's skin is... Art & Culture 25 Dec, 2017
In South Africa, bees stop elephants from trampling trees HOEDSPRUIT, SOUTH AFRICA: The humble bee is helping to keep elephants from destroying trees and wiping out crops in their quest for food. A project launched near South Africa's Kruger National Park in 2015 has found success. An elephant's skin is... Mobile & Apps 24 Dec, 2017
Honey production increases in Dang DANG: Honey production has increased this year as compared to previous year in Dang district. According to Bishnuraj Shrestha, Chair at Federation of Nepal Beekeepers in Dang, honey production has increased by 100 tonnes this year as compared to... Travel 19 Dec, 2017