Home
Class 12
BIOLOGY
What is apiculture?How is it important i...

What is apiculture?How is it important in our lives?

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

Rearing of honey bees for obtaining honey and wax is called apiculture.
Advantages of bee keeping.
(i) It provides honey having both nutritional and medicinal importance.
(ii) It provides bees wax which is used in cosmetics, paints, polishes, etc.
(iii) It provides bee venom which is used to cure gout and arthritis.
(iv) It provides royal jelly which is used as tonic by heart patients and growing children.
Promotional Banner

Topper's Solved these Questions

  • STRATEGIES FOR ENHANCEMENT IN FOOD PRODUCTION

    BETTER CHOICE PUBLICATION|Exercise LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS|13 Videos

  • STRATEGIES FOR ENHANCEMENT IN FOOD PRODUCTION

    BETTER CHOICE PUBLICATION|Exercise MOST EXPECTED QUESTIONS|19 Videos

  • SEXUAL REPRODUCTION IN FLOWERING PLANTS

    BETTER CHOICE PUBLICATION|Exercise MOST EXPECTED QUESTIONS|20 Videos

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

What is fermentation? How is it important?

Name common species of honey bee used in apiculture. Discuss important points for successful bee keeping.

What is quick lime ? How is it prepared and give its important uses ?

What is Apomixis ? What is its importance ?

What is the role of antioxidants in our living systems? Name one familiar antioxidant.

What is poultry farming? Write its importance. How can you care poultry?

BETTER CHOICE PUBLICATION-STRATEGIES FOR ENHANCEMENT IN FOOD PRODUCTION -SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
  1. What is heterosis? What role has it played in crop productivity?

    Text Solution

    |

  2. Discuss "Fisheries have an important place in India economy"

    Text Solution

    |

  3. Write an explanatory note on mutational breeding.

    Text Solution

    |

  4. Write an explanatory note on selection.

    Text Solution

    |

  5. Write a short note on Single Cell Protein.

    Text Solution

    |

  6. Explain what is meant by 'Biofortification?

    Text Solution

    |

  7. Write down the three advantages of high yielding varieties of crops.

    Text Solution

    |

  8. Write three disadvantages of high yielding varieties of crops.

    Text Solution

    |

  9. What is apiculture?How is it important in our lives?

    Text Solution

    |

  10. What is poultry farming? Write its importance. How can you care poultr...

    Text Solution

    |

  11. What is plant tissu culture? Write about medium aseptic conditions and...

    Text Solution

    |

  12. How do fertilizers enrich the fertility of the soil ?

    Text Solution

    |

  13. Explain in brief the role of animal husbandry.

    Text Solution

    |

  14. Write the application of tissue culture.

    Text Solution

    |

  15. Briefly describe the various steps involved in plant breeding.

    Text Solution

    |

  16. What is pisciculture ? Write its importance.

    Text Solution

    |

  17. Expand MOET. How it is useful in bringing improvement in cattle. Expla...

    Text Solution

    |

  18. Name the methods employed in animal breeding. According to you which o...

    Text Solution

    |

  19. What is inbreeding depression ? What should be done to remove this pro...

    Text Solution

    |

  20. Name the tropical sugarcane variety grown in South India. How has it h...

    Text Solution

    |