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Treasure of Bee Keeping by-products.

In the curious journey of the sion of labour and production preparation of the soaps. For
FWC members of GC CRPF, of honey as well as multiplica- one Kg of base 30 grams of nat-
Ranga Reddy have recently vis- tion offspring. Once the circle of ural pure honey can be added.
ited Forest College of Telangana. breeding and feeding is complet- Besides that, essential oils like
The college runs courses on bee ed the bees construct another lavender, rosemary, sandalwood
keeping as a subject in gradua- honey comb for next generation. or tea leaves can be added which
tion which rejuvenates the eco- Hence, collection and using of gives fragrance and have thera-
system, increases rural house- the wax is not going to harm the peutic value. Natural colorants
hold income provides healthy bee keeping cycle. like turmeric, beetroot powder,
food to the population. Making candle is very simple. cocoa or fine clay can be used.
Bee keeping only re- The bee wax should be collect- Like in candle making the soap
minds us of honey. But it’s role ed and made in to small pieces. base should not be heated di-
in ecosystem as food production The wax should not be heated rectly. The soap base should
facilitator is immeasurable. Bees directly. It should be put in a be cut into uniform cubes till it
not only collect nectar from double heated viz., bigger con- starts melting. Then honey be
flowers but also pollinates them tainer should be used for water added along with colorants. To
and increases plant and crop for heating on the stove. Put the get uniform color to the mixture
production. Hence, we can call wax containing container into the soap base should be stirred.
them food production army in the bigger container and boil Essential oils being volatile the

nature. the water till the wax is liquified. should be added later. Typically,
Nothing goes waste in nature’s The thread to be used as wick 10–15 drops of essential oil per
ecosystem. The beehive is a rich should be cut according to the kilogram are sufficient. After
source of wax. For the bee col- required length and be dipped slightly cooling the mixture be
ony the abandoned bee hive is in the boiling wax so as to make carefully poured into moulds.
of great economic value. After it adhesive. Mould of Silicone, The moulds be allowed to cure
harvesting honey, the wax can metals or glass jars can be used for 24–48 hours help improve
be used in making ecofriendly to give shape to the liquid. Fra- hardness and durability.
candles and chemical free soaps. grance of essential oils like lav- The CRPF establish-

The candles making can be ender, rose and sandalwood can ments at most of the places have
stuffed with aromatic substanc- be mixed before pouring them conducive atmosphere to keep
es of our choice for therapeu- into the mould. Natural Colour bee colonies. Apiculture which
tic use. The wax-based candles dyes can also be used in candle will empower RCWAs through
carry spiritual value in Indian making. organic honey and its byprod-
religious practices. Though soap ucts marketing through CRPF
industry is huge and efforts are Honey Soap making cooperative shops.

being made to transition from
chemical base to natural prod- Soap has become es-
ucts but little has been done sential and inescapable part
in this direction. The FWCs of of our daily chorus. But the
CRPF having bee colonies can chemical ingredients are very Smt. Esther Latha
try soap making in their centres harmful to the skin. So, there is W/O Sh. B. Veerraju DIG,
which will be both eco-friendly a shift of people opting for nat- GC, CRPF Ranga Reddy
and human skin friendly. ural non-synthetic based soaps.
Candle making with bee wax: Honey based soap is natural and
The beehive making is like a nourishing to the skin. The or-
construction of house by the ganic soap base is available in
bees. The bees have strict divi- the market can be used for the