Farmers join Dipen Patel’s organic bee harvesting mode

After his success with collecting organic Honey Harvesting of different flora honey, Dipen Patel now goes around villages in his neighborhood to make farmers aware about honeybee harvesting. “Honeybees are at the centre of continuing the food cycle because plants’ contribution in total pollination activity is only five percent and the rest of it is done by the bees.

 

VADODARA: After his success with collecting different flora honey, Dipen Patel now goes around villages in his neighborhood to make farmers aware about honeybee harvesting. “Honeybees are at the center of continuing the food cycle because plants’ contribution in total pollination activity is only five percent and the rest of it is done by the bees. India is already late when it comes to saving water or containing the problem of global warming. But in case of preserving and nurturing honeybees, we still have time so I want farmers to harvest honeybees in their farms,” Patel said. Patel says that bee harvesting will increase population of honeybees and also benefit farmers as the crop production will increase due to pollination activities and also get additional income from honey.

Patel has been able to convince 14 farmers to give up using pesticides and invest in honeybee harvest and additional benefits of organic honey harvesting . “Farmers are now able to save Rs 60,000 per bigha every year by not spraying pesticides. I told them without pesticides too their crops can be protected and production can be doubled,” he added.