Seminar On Beekeeping Held At PMAS-AAUR To Observe World Bee Day

A seminar on Beekeeping was arranged here on Tuesday at Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi (PMAS-AAUR) to observe World Bee Day.

RAWALPINDI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 22nd May, 2018 ) :A seminar on Beekeeping was arranged here on Tuesday at Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi (PMAS-AAUR) to observe World Bee Day.

The seminar was organized by the PMAS-AAUR department of Entomology with an aim to create awareness regarding importance of Bees in pollination and as a source of honey and other products like pros polis, wax, pollen and royal jelly etc.

The participants were informed about habitat conservation (bee flora) for bees and other pollinators. PMAS-AAUR Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Sarwat N. Mirza was the chief guest while the speakers and participants from government and private sectors along with Bee-keepers and faculty members, graduate and post-graduate Entomology students joined the seminar and walk organized for the same purpose.

The students of Entomology Department also participated in a poster competition with different beekeepers slogans. Prof Dr Sarwat N Mirza in his address emphasized the participants to learn more and conduct research on various aspects of Bee Keeping as this activity augments and ensures pollination in variety of fruits and vegetables.

He added that survival of bees actually ensure the existence and survival of the mankind. He encouraged the private sector to come forward and develop joint initiatives for promotion of Bees in the agricultural system.

Prof Dr Nadeem Akhtar Abbasi, Dean Faculty of Crop and food Sciences urged to enhance the capacity of the professionals and bee-keepers to produce good quality honey.

He asked the faculty members to develop some good projects impacting the future market needs in reference with CPEC, one belt one road programme.

He added that Pothwar, Harzara region, Northern Areas and AJK have a great potential in promoting Beekeeping for more pollination and quality honey production. Earlier, Prof Dr Ata ul Mohsin, Chairman Entomology Department briefly explained the objectives of the seminar and celebrating the World Bee Day 2018.

Dr Asif Aziz, the Focal person of this seminar, delivered a presentation on Prospects of Bee Keeping in Pakistan and shared ongoing bee keeping activities at PMAS-AAUR. Dr Asif Rafique, Agriculture Department Rawalpindi briefed the participants about bee potential in pollinating the agricultural crops and ongoing activities of the Department in this regard.

Dr Asim Gulzar gave a presentation on the role of Bumble Bees in controlled Agriculture like Tunnels, Glass houses, Green Houses and the Hydroponics systems. Prof Dr Sarwat N Mirza and Dr Nadeem Akhtar Ababsi presented the certificates to the winners of the poster competition and the participants.

Later the chief guest also inspected different equipments/implements used in Bee Keeping activities and honey production. At the end, all the participants holding banners and posters with slogans and wearing caps with logo of "World Bee Day" joined a walk which ended in front of the Administration Block of the university.