Abstract
Bee-keeping is a potent low investment enterprise in J&K. With its great variety of agricultural and climatic conditions and an exceptionally long season during which pollen and nectar secreting flora is available in one area or another, migration has assumed really important dimensions in commercial beekeeping. The migratory system of bee-keeping is more economical than stationary bee-keeping system as it not only helps in boosting income of the individual bee-keeper but also helps in increasing productivity of cross-pollinated crops and generates employment. The commercial bee-keepers practising migratory beekeeping use Langstroth hives and have 4–5 harvests per year with an average annual yield of approximately 50–60kg per hive. Small scale farmers generally do not move their hives and harvest 1–2 times per year (10-20kg per hive). Lack of public and private support; weak research and development; insufficient support for small beekeepers are the main constraints in promoting migratory beekeeping in the state.
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