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Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Booh, Tarn Taran organized a 3 days Online training Programme on “Scientific Bee Keeping” at KVK, Tarn Taran under Mini Mission – 1 sponsored by National Bee Keeping and Honey Mission (NBHM) and National Bee Board (NBB). A total number of 30 rural youth and farmers from different villages of district Tarn Taran enrolled in this training programme. Dr. Balwinder Kumar, Associate Director (Training), KVK, Booh, Tarn Taran addressed the trainees regarding importance of beekeeping and emphasized on setting up of beekeeping as subsidiary business apart from rearing of livestock. Further, he urged upon the formulation of FPOs, Self – help group regarding beekeeping. Dr Arvind Kumar, Principal Scientist (Agricultural Extension) ICAR ATARI Zone 1, Ludhiana interacted with trainees and urged upon the adoption of bee farming as entrepreneurship and also discussed about the sweet revolution by bee farming. Dr. Gurmeet Singh, DES, FASC, Amritsar discussed in detail regarding handling and working of queen, workers and drone. He also explained about different problems in bees and their preventive strategies. Dr. Suresh Kumar, Assistant Professor, Livestock Production and course coordinator delivered different sermons on relationship between bees and pollination for understanding the honey bee colony. Dr Amit Choudhary, Dr Bharathi Mohindru and Dr Yuvraj Singh Pandha Entomologist, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana discussed about management of honey bee colony during different seasons, Pest management and mites’ problems in bees and Pollination, forages and migration in bees respectively. Dr. Balwinder Kumar presented his sincere thanks to all the participants for sparing their valuable time to make this training a great success.
