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From mustard to honey: Sreenagar's 'Moti Modhu' revolution

A bee farming project has been established in the village of Madankhali in Munshiganj's Sreenagar, centring several hundred acres of mustard fields. The area is now abuzz with honey collection activities, and the produce is marketed as 'Moti Modhu'.

Honey is being cultivated in 70 boxes lining the vast mustard fields. The honey extracted through this project has also gained considerable popularity.
Honey is being cultivated in 70 boxes lining the vast mustard fields. The honey extracted through this project has also gained considerable popularity.
Each wooden box used for honey cultivation features an entrance at the bottom, allowing bees to freely enter and exit the box.
Each wooden box used for honey cultivation features an entrance at the bottom, allowing bees to freely enter and exit the box.
Farmers are immersed in the bustling activities of the bee farming project in Sreenagar's Madankhali village.
Farmers are immersed in the bustling activities of the bee farming project in Sreenagar's Madankhali village.
The bee farming project in Sreenagar's Madankhali village is abuzz with 10,000-12,000 bees housed in wooden boxes.
The bee farming project in Sreenagar's Madankhali village is abuzz with 10,000-12,000 bees housed in wooden boxes.
Inside a wooden frame, there's a wax house where the queen bee lays one egg every minute.
Inside a wooden frame, there's a wax house where the queen bee lays one egg every minute.
A typical wooden bee box is composed of seven or eight frames, featuring both brood and super chambers designed for bee breeding and honey storage.
A typical wooden bee box is composed of seven or eight frames, featuring both brood and super chambers designed for bee breeding and honey storage.
At the heart of the operation is the queen bee, housed in the box for breeding purposes. She lays approximately 1200 eggs daily.
At the heart of the operation is the queen bee, housed in the box for breeding purposes. She lays approximately 1200 eggs daily.
Twenty-one days after the queen bee lays her eggs, worker bees emerge from these sealed cells.
Twenty-one days after the queen bee lays her eggs, worker bees emerge from these sealed cells.
A farmer is assessing if there is a sufficient quantity of honey at the 'Moti Modhu' bee farming project in Munshiganj's Sreenagar.
A farmer is assessing if there is a sufficient quantity of honey at the 'Moti Modhu' bee farming project in Munshiganj's Sreenagar.
The period for harvesting honey from mustard flowers spans one and a half months. During this time, as long as the mustard blooms persist, the collection of honey will proceed.
The period for harvesting honey from mustard flowers spans one and a half months. During this time, as long as the mustard blooms persist, the collection of honey will proceed.
Farmers harvest seven to eight maunds of honey weekly from 70 bee boxes at the Moti Modhu bee farming project in Munshiganj's Sreenagar.
Farmers harvest seven to eight maunds of honey weekly from 70 bee boxes at the Moti Modhu bee farming project in Munshiganj's Sreenagar.
This wooden frame is brimming with honey harvested at the 'Moti Modhu' bee farming project situated in the village of Madankhali in Munshiganj's Sreenagar.
This wooden frame is brimming with honey harvested at the 'Moti Modhu' bee farming project situated in the village of Madankhali in Munshiganj's Sreenagar.
Masun is busy collecting honey for the 'Moti Modhu' bee farming project in Munshiganj's Sreenagar. He has dedicated 10 years to working on this project.
Masun is busy collecting honey for the 'Moti Modhu' bee farming project in Munshiganj's Sreenagar. He has dedicated 10 years to working on this project.

bdnews24.com

Published : 28 Dec 2023, 04:16 PM

Updated : 28 Dec 2023, 04:52 PM

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