TNAU celebrates World Honey Bee Day
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) celebrated World Honey Bee Day with various activities aimed at promoting honey bee conservation. Students showcased honey-infused products and demonstrated the significance of bees in agriculture. The event highlighted the alarming decline in honey bee populations and the need for sustainable practices to support their revival.
- ▪Final-year B.Sc. (Agri.) student Bakiyalakshmi demonstrated a bee beard during the celebrations.
- ▪The event aimed to promote the revival of honey bee populations, which have declined by nearly 40%.
- ▪Participants exhibited various honey-infused products, including lip balm and honey soap, as part of an experiential learning course.
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What happens when you are friends with a swarm of bees and they want to hang out with you? You end up with a bee beard!Final-year B.Sc. (Agri.) student Bakiyalakshmi fascinated participants of World Honey Bee Day celebrations held at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) on Thursday by demonstrating a beard formation of honey bees on her face.During the event, agriculture students like her exhibited various value-added honey infused/flavoured products, including lip balm, honey soap, crack cream and coloured candles as part of an experiential learning course.Organised by the Department of Agricultural Entomology, the celebrations drew participants from across the State and aimed at promoting the revival of honey bee population, which, according to M.
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