The official figures reveal that Kashmir has only 40,000 bee colonies which experts say is less than half of the potential of the valley that has a diversity of flora. Even as Kashmir has a huge potential for honey production, the valley produces only 4000 quintals of honey every year. The government has failed to attract people towards beekeeping and there are only 2500 beekeepers registered with J&K’s Apiculture department. The official figures reveal that Kashmir has only 40,000 bee colonies which experts say is less than half of the…
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