Indian honeybees are disappearing from Himachal | Why are they important to the Himalayan ecology?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 ต.ค. 2021
- Honeybees are an integral part of mountain farming in Himachal Pradesh. It is a source of income, nutrition, and medicine for mountain communities. These tiny superorganisms help in pollination of plants. Which increases the productivity of crops and maintains biodiversity of the region. Traditionally, farmers in Himachal keep the indigenous honeybee called Apis cerana. But in the last few decades, there has been a steep decline in their numbers. These indigenous bees, which are crucial to our ecosystem are on a verge of extinction.
In 1961, Apis mellifera, a different honeybee species from Italy was introduced in the state. Many beekeepers in Himachal Pradesh transitioned to Apis mellifera. These bees can produce 3 times more honey than the Apis cerana. Even Though the honey production rocketed in the state, other issues started to show up. The Italian bees can only survive under intense care and protection offered by the beekeeper. They need a lot of flora spread over a vast expanse of land. But this is not possible considering the geography of Himachal Pradesh. Apis mellifera is also vulnerable to attacks from a wide array of predators, pests, and parasites (e.g., hornets, sun bears, Varroa) .They must be treated with antibiotics for Varroa control. Hence these subspecies are not suitable for the hills. On the other hand, Apis cerana is a natural host of Varroa and does not require any treatment. while the vast majority of Apis cerana colonies still live wild and in balance with nature. While the majority is opting for the commercially popular mellifera, there are some beekeepers who still understand the value of Apis cerana bees.
Almost all homes in Himachal have honeybee hives. They are mainly kept in log and wall hives close to the homestead. Local honey bees come and stay in them. These hives are built into a wall. The wall of a house is carved out to make a hollow space, which was typically covered with wood used as a door to the hive. Finally, the wooden door is plastered and secured using cow dung. Behind the wall, through a small opening, bees could move freely and make honey. Honey can be harvested from these wall hives twice a year. Apis cerana bees have a long foraging time and the pollination rate is also higher. This will help farmers in the region who are cultivating cash crops like apples and plums.
Apis cerana population has been declining for decades in Himachal Pradesh. Deforestation, climate change, competition from exotic Apis mellifera, increased use of pesticides are killing these tiny insects. Their decline is a direct threat to crop production and sustainable biodiversity in Himachal Pradesh. - วิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยี
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I have witnessing all this since childhood..a serious concern...#UTTARAKHAND
Thanks for the insight! We should go for anything local from food to goods.
Only if our policies came after intense research like you guys do!
Very nice video and also a beautiful voice.
Natural local biodiversity best for sustainability...
I was just about to make a comment, but you said it.
Thanks.
oh but greedy humans won't leave it alone
Thank you DTE
There were plenty of the large back/yellow furry striped honey bees when I first visited Himachal in 2000. Now I don't see any...
Nice information 👍
@ 5:30-He was so happy while explaining that honeybees come back❤️
Could you please share contact details of these bee keepers.. if they could help us to have some of these amazing creatures @ our organic farm in Shivalik range.
Thanks
Really very useful thank u soooooo much 🙂
Nice bali ram g keep it up
Wow. Good reporting. Wonderful people
Informative....
From reduced snowfall to specie extinction why its only himachal facing the brunt?
My house has apis cerena bee box .
Very nice information 👌👌👌👌
Suprb.👌👌
Save Himalayan honey bees ❤️
Amaizing
Sublime video.
Same is the case in Kashmir. Today i went to buy, they want to sell Mellifera for more commercial production.
Interesting 🙂
How beautiful.
This is the reason why I don't use any insecticide on any of my plants, also keep in my kind we need to conserve the wild bees they need our care too.
People feel so happy with bees. Pesticides were never the part of Indian agriculture. I hope if we could do something to aid population blast of Indian origin bees and promote it.
Good work
Sir muje madumakhi chaheye ji plz plz kha say milege muje palne hi ji
Try to explain the Indians to consume the Honey, not the bees...😋
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Melifera also must be doing pollination while gathering honey then why would the crop production and biodiversity be affected?
bee farmers are great people. bees are buitifull animals.
Indigenous spacies 📌 are best suited for its environment 📌
The greed of bumper production has distroyed everything 📌
Unless we experience the damages ,we don't fallow the appropriate action 📌
So what, We have Trillion Dollar Economy,Rafal,BharMos,Mission Mars, Diamond Mining,Central Vista project everything...
We are trying to plant trees 🌳 on Mars....
Honeybees!!!!😅🤣😆😂
but you dont seem to have any braincells.
@@ritikchhokar 😃😄 That's true 👍
You don't understand, do you, Sagnick?
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Goverment should take action about this and farmed should tent to organic farming
If you move toward hinterland of Himachal you will found enough population of indigenous species your survey are limited to particular area.
Misleading, comparison far from scientific facts
Supposing you started keeping tigresses so you could harvest their cubs skins. How long would it take for tigers to go extinct?? LEAVE THE WILD ALONE.
There death is death of human as whole