ECONOMICS OF BEE KEEPING (For 50 colonies)
Non-Recurring cost (Rs.)
1. Cost of hives (Newton’s Bee hive of teak wood) @Rs.400/hive = 20,000
2. Cost of 10 nucleus box @ Rs.300/hive = 3,000
3. Hive stand @ Rs.50 for 60 boxes = 3,000
4. Honey extractor, smoker and other appliances = 1,000
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27,5000
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Recurring cost (Rs.)
1. Cost of sugar @2 kg/colony during death period @Rs.15/kg = 1,500
2. Comb foundation sheet 2kg@ 100/kg = 200
3. Interest for non-recurring amount @ 10% = 2,750
4. Depreciation @ 10% = 2,750
5. Cost of colonies @ Rs.100/colony = 5,000
6. Miscellaneous = 1,000
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13,200
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Income(Rs.)
- Realization through honey yield @ 3.5 kg/ colony and Rs.150/kg = 26,250
- Realization through bees wax @ 5kg/50 colony and Rs.200/kg = 1,000
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Total 27,250
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Net income (Rs.)
B (Recurring cost) - C (Income) = 27,500 -13,200
= 14,300
As the subsequent years do not require any non-recurring materials, the income would be more from the second year. Besides the cash benefit through honey and bees wax, bees also render pollination service to the crop plants and help in getting increased fruit setting and yield. It is generally referred that the value of pollination service by the bees is 10 times more money value that contributed from the honey and bees wax. |
