Item Part- Time Bee Keeping Full Time Bee Keeping

Number of Apis Melifera Colonies 5 50 100

Capital Expenditure

Standard Langstroth Bee Hive (with Bees @ 27,500 275,000 550,000

RS 5000 Per Hive)

Comb Foundation Press - - 20,000

Honey Extractor 2,500 6,500 11,000

Nucleus Hive @ Rs 600 3,000 30,000 60,000

Pollen Trapes @ Rs 250 250 3,750 3,750

Miscellenous Tools (Bee Veil, Hive Tool,

1,000 8,000 9,000
Smocker, Tent etc)

Total 34,250 323,250 653,750

Production Cost

Nectar & Pollen Free Gift of Nature

Transportation of Colonies (Migration) - 12,000 24,000

Supplemental Feeding 12 KG Sugar per
Colony @ PKR 75 4,500 45,000 90,000

Depreciation on Equipment @ 10% 3,425 32,325 65,375

Rate of Stores 7,000 14,000

Rate of Apairy Sites in the form of honey
(Obligatory) 2,000 4,000
Bee Attendants @ Rs 6000 per month +
food 72,000 144,000

Misc. Expenses 1,000 5,000 10,000

Total 8,925 175,325 351,375

Gross Income

Honey 25kg @ RS 150/- Per Kg (different

sources 10kg "berry" @ Rs 500/- per KG 9,817.50 192,857.50 386,512.50
Royal Jelly Per 50 Colonies 12,000 24,000

Beeswax 250gm Per hive @ Rs 250/Kg 325 3,500 6,000

Pollen (surplus) 250gm per Colony @ 650
Per Kg 1,200 8,500 16,500

Nucleus Hive 1,200 18,000 36,000

Total 12,543 234,858 469,013

Net Income 3,618 59,533 117,638

Full Time Bee Keeping

200

1,100,000

20,000

11,000

120,000

6,000

16,000

1,273,000

55,000

150,000

127,300

21,000

8,000

216,000

16,000

593,300

652,630.00
 48,000

12,000

32,000

72,000

816,630

223,330