Question

The modern scientific methods for the production of honey and bee wax are known as

Answer 1

Hint: The process of rearing bees deals with the rearing of bees and then obtaining many products from which are commercially useful and provide economic benefits.

Complete answer:
The modern scientific methods for the production of honey and bee wax are known as apiculture. The branch of science that deals with rearing honey bees in an artificial environment is called apiculture. The location or place where the bees are reared or kept are called ‘bee yards’ or ‘beehives’ or apiary. The traditional; method of beekeeping involves preparation of fixed comb hives.

The comb in these hives cannot be harvested or removed. The modern practices of bee keeping involve fixing of top bar hives, vertical stackable hives. Using protective dress material or protective clothing and use of smokers. These are the various defense lives that can be used in order to reduce the risk of bee-sting.

There are three types of vertical l stack able hives namely hanging or queen, worker and drone. Drone function in the production or collection of nectar or pollen. They do not take part in reproduction or collection of nectar or pollen. They do not take part in reproduction. Workers are the smallest castes of honey bees. They are sterile females and they perform numerous functions such as secretion of wax, take care of developing larvae and produce royal jelly queens, take part in the process of reproduction and produce large numbers of eggs.

Note: Apiculture is of great economic importance as it produces a large amount of useful products such as honey, bee wax etc.
i) Honey - It has many antioxidant properties and also acts as a natural sweetener.
ii) Bee venom - It helps in desensitise against bee stings.
iii) Royal jelly - It is a good dietary supplement for elderly.
iv) Pollen - It is a very good source of vitamins and proteins.