HORTICULTURE

Detailed explanation-1: -Rock bees are ferocious and difficult to rear. They produce about 36 Kg honey per comb per year.

Detailed explanation-2: -In fact, the honey gathered from Apis dorsata contributes 2/3 of the total production of honey in India! On average, a single hive will give an annual yield of 2-40 kgs of honey. Within the Nilgiris, the Giant Rock Bee contributes to the majority of honey that is gathered by the local indigenous tribes as well.

Detailed explanation-3: -During dearth periods beeswax production stops: when necessary bees recycle wax from existing comb to seal their honey and brood cells. The wax-producing bees need plenty of food: as mentioned above, bees consume around eight kilograms of honey to produce one kilogram of beeswax.