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STANDARD NORMS OF EQUIPMENT COST OF ESTABLISHING AN APIARY

S.No. Items Tentative cost per

unit (Rs.) as
approved by MC
1. Nucleus Bee Colonies 1500.00
(minimum 6 frame strength)
2. a) Bee hive with super for melifera bees made of 1200.00
seasoned non-wraping Tun/Kail/Teak wood

b) Bee hive with super for melifera bes made of

seasoned non-warping other local woods 700.00

3. a) Bee hive with super for cerana bees made of 800.00

seasoned non-warping Tun/Kail/Teak wood

b) Bee hive with super for cerana bees made of

seasoned non-warping Tun/Kail/Teak wood 500.00

4. a) Extra super (honey chamber) 500.00

For melifera bees (Tun/Kail/Teak wood)

b) Extra super (honey chamber) 300.00

For melifera bees (other local wood)

5. a) Extra super (honey chamber) 300.00

For cerana bees (Tun/Kail/Teak wood)

b) Extra super (honey chamber) 200.00

For cerana bees (other local wood)

6. a) Carrying cage(6 frame size without frames) (for 400.00

melifera bees)
Made from seasoned non warping Tun/Kail/ Teak
wood

b) Carrying cage(6 frame size without frames) (for 300.00

melifera bees)
Made from seasoned non warping other local wood

7. a) Carrying cage(6 frame size without frames) (for 200.00

cerana bees)
Made from seasoned non warping Tun/Kail/ Teak
wood
150.00
b) Carrying cage(6 frame size without frames) (for
cerana bees)
Made from seasoned non warping other local wood

8. a) Nucleus bee box (6 frame size)(For melifera 500.00

bees)

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With dummy made from non warping Tun/Kail/Teak

wood 350.00

b) Nucleus bee box (6 frame size)(For melifera

bees)
With dummy made from non warping other local
wood

9. a) Nucleus bee box (6 frame size)(For melifera 250.00

bees)
With dummy made from non warping Tun/Kail/Teak
wood
200.00
b) Nucleus bee box (6 frame size)(For melifera
bees)
With dummy made from non warping other local
wood

10. Managing kits (Hive stand; queen cage; queen 200.00

excluder; queen protecter; feeding bottle; queen
gates-one with each box)
11. Wasp Trap made of seasoned non-warping 400.00
Tun/Teak wood-(3-4 per apiary of 100 boxes)
12. Handling kits (bee viel, gloves; hive tool; over-alls; 500.00
hammer; nail puller; swarm bag; smoker; frame
gripper one per beekeeper)
13. a) Honey extractor(4 frame size) galvanized 2000.00
ironsheet 2400.00
b) Honey extractor(6 frame size) galvanized 12500.00
ironsheet
c) Honey extractor(6 frame size) galvanized
ironsheet
14. Honey extracting kits (comb scrapping knife; tray 1500.00
and honey strainers)
15. Honey containers(standard food grade plastic as per 200.00 each
IIP norms) 30/50 kgs capacity
16. Comb foundation sheets 300/-per keg
1 kg(15 sheets)per colony

In all cases taxes, if any, will be extra as applicable

Migration of colonies(avg.3 migrations per year) 400.00/per colonies/migrations.

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