Bee Keeping

Bee Keeping has been focused differently by GRASS. It has down size the beekeeping technology by making it low cost. Up gradation of local wall hives, Using lantana hive are few initiative.

GRASS has also started a program to encourage hill women to again revive the traditional wall hives for bee keeping to enhance their income by producing and selling honey. Ironically the traditional wall hive which formed part of every household in Garhwal has been ignored over the years.

By making technological innovations in the traditional wall hives, GRASS has demonstrated that production of honey in these traditional hives could be multiplied manifold which in turn would help the hill women economically. Several people have adopted the technology provided by GRASS and started rearing bees in their traditional wall hives in their homes. To upgrade traditional Wall hive for bee keeping. To encourage mountain specific honey.