Bees, Bee-Keeping and Ecological Agriculture
Production Co: Development Perspectives
Director: PV Satheesh
Year: 1993
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Region: India
Duration: 23’
Language: English
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Bees, Bee-Keeping and Ecological Agriculture
Production Co: Development Perspectives Year: 1993
Genre: Region: India Duration: 23’ Language: English |
Bees, Beekeeping and Ecological Agriculture” is a short, practical introduction to the fascinating world of bees and the benefits they can bring to farmers. Docile unless provoked, bees live in highly organised social structures and hive bees are the only pollinating insects that can be kept in artificial enclosures and managed by man. Honey is the obvious reason for bee keeping and this educational film explains the basics of how to start and successfully maintain a colony of bees to bring in a small income. But pollination is arguably a greater benefit, especially where pesticide use has reduced the population of pollinating insects. Visiting one type of flower, a bee will only visit flowers of the same type of plant, ensuring very efficient cross-pollination: where bees are present, crop yields can be up to three times greater. |
