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Why do farmers use bee-keeping as an additional income generating activity?

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Farmers use bee-keeping as an additional income generating activity, because :
(i) It requires low investment and provides additional income to the farmer.
(ii) Besides honey, bee-keeping provides other products such as wax, royal jelly and bee venom.
(iii) Bees help in improving crop yield by increasing pollination.
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