New Delhi, July 15 (KNN) The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has installed Bee-Boxes with bee colonies at the headquarters of Special Protection Group (SPG) in Dwarka in southwest Delhi.

Besides production of honey, this will also promote growth of flora in and around the campus since bees bring about cross-pollination.

The advice for this was given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his recent visit to the SPG Headquarters.

According to KVIC Chairman, Vinai Kumar Saxena, three SPG gardeners were provided practical training for examination of honeybee colonies, acquaintance with apicultural equipments, identification and management of bee enemies and diseases, honey extraction and wax purification and management of bee colonies in spring, summer, monsoon, autumn and winter seasons in KVICs training centre.

The bee-boxes were then installed in presence of the SPG officials.

He said that KVIC has distributed over 1.10 lakh bee-boxes across India in last one and half years. This has created over 11,000 new jobs for the farmers, unemployed youths and tribal people; 430 metric tonnes of honey worth Rs 4 crore has been extracted through these bee-boxes only.