About 41 kilogrammes of honey was extracted from four bee boxes at the Raj Bhawan on Wednesday. Governor Baby Rani Maurya directed officials to increase the number of bee boxes from the next year. She said that at least 15-20 boxes can be kept from next year. A portion of the Raj Bhawan garden should be developed as a bee block. Further, a workshop for bee keepers should be organised here once a year. Farmers who are doing well in bee keeping should be invited to this workshop.
Maurya said that honey production can play an important role in increasing the income of farmers. Referring to Wednesday being Earth Day, she said that bees play a vital role in the ecology. Chief horticulture officer Meenakshi Joshi and others were also present on the occasion.