My parents have been juggling their life between the market and the fields since we were kids which made my decision to go into beekeeping all the more complicated. My father was initially not so keen on the idea of me going into beekeeping fulltime. It was dif ficult for him to see me straying away from the family business. I was inspired by my uncle to get into Beekeeping in 2011 but with only a meagre 500 rupees to start with, it was an uphill task. In 2015 I heard of the Apiculture Training being conducted by COLKS. That was the jumpstart that I needed for my business. Armed with the knowledge provided by the training on improving my yield and the support given for market & financial linkage, I now farm 40 bee colonies, 20 in the village and 20 in the forest. Earlier, selling honey was a challenging task but now, with the help of BEE Natural Meghalaya and COLKS Shillong, I am finally reaping what I have sowed all these years.I have started my own honey brand called Ka Um Mawkhria which actually when translated is a folklore that describes the honey combs resemblance to the age old water and whet stone to sharpen their tools of harvest and ploughing
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