A REPORT

ON

OUR VISIT
TO

SHARMA BEE FARM

SAKETRI, PANCHKULA (HARYANA)

Dated: 11.03.2011

SUBMITTED TO
Dr A P Singh,
(Associate Professor)
Department of Zoology

SUBMITTED BY
CLASS: BSc – III (MED/IT/BIOTECH)
SGGS College, Chandigarh – 160 019
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CONTENTS
S No Item Page
1 Permission Letter 1

2 Acknowledgements 2

3 Introduction 3

4 Pictures of Sharma Bee Farm 4 – 18

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PERMISSION LETTER

To
The Principal,
SGGS College,
Chandigarh
Subject: Request for Grant of Permission to Visit Sharma Bee Farm, Saketri, Panchkula, on
11.03.2011
Respected Sir,
We, the students of BSc III (Med/IT/BT), request you to grant permission to visit Sharma Bee
Farm, Saketri, Panchkula. This visit has been planned by Dr A P Singh, our class teacher, in
collaboration with Prof Gurmej Singh, Associate Professor in Punjabi.
The visit is as per requirement of the curriculum for the Zoology/ Entomology.
Thanking you in anticipation.

Yours Obediently
Dated: 10.03.2011 Students of BSc III (Med/IT/Biotech)
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

We, the students of BSc III (Medical, Information Technology) are extremely thankful to our class
teacher, Dr A P Singh, Associate Professor in Zoology, in taking keen interest in arranging our visit to
Sharma Bee Farm.
Our thanks are also due to Prof (Mrs.) Kuldip Kaur to have recommended our request to Principal
of the college for permission.
Prof. Gurmej Singh, Associate Professor in Punjabi, was kind enough to have arranged this visit
and also for explaining Bee Keeping in Vernacular.
It is not out of place to mention that, what ever we may read from books or internet, can not
replace the actual knowledge acquired in the field. Visuals of the bee farm will remain imprinted in our
mind for the rest of our life.

S No. Class Roll No Stream Name of Student Signatures

1 2501 Medical Deachen Laamo
2 2502 - do - Inderjeet singh
3 2503 - do - Amandeep Sandhu
4 2404 - do - A. Hitlar Luwang
5 4307 Inform. Tech. Asheesh Vijlwah
6 4309 - do - Ravinder Singh
7 4312 - do - Madhu
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

We, the students of BSc III (Biotech) are extremely thankful to our class teacher, Dr A P Singh,
Associate Professor in Zoology, in taking keen interest in arranging our visit to Sharma Bee Farm.
Our thanks are also due to Prof (Mrs.) Kuldip Kaur to have recommended our request to Principal
of the college for permission.
Prof. Gurmej Singh, Associate Professor in Punjabi, was kind enough to have arranged this visit
and also for explaining Bee Keeping in Vernacular.
It is not out of place to mention that, what ever we may read from books or internet, can not
replace the actual knowledge acquired in the field. Visuals of the bee farm will remain imprinted in our
mind for the rest of our life.

S No. Class Roll No Stream Name of Student Signatures

1 4601 Biotechnology Sandhya Tewatia
2 4602 - do - Amanpreet Kaur
3 4603 - do - Jyoti Devi
4 4604 - do - Simrat Kaur Sohi
5 4605 - do - Sandeep
6 4606 - do - Shilpa Sharma
7 4607 - do - Shalini Singh
8 4608 - do - Anuj
9 4609 - do - Jagshir Singh
10 4610 - do - Preeti Priya
11 4611 - do - Amandeep Thakur
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INTRODUCTION
To full-fill curricular requirement of the Punjab University for Paper on Applied Entomology,
present visit to Sharma Bee Farm was undertaken on 11.03.2011. The Bee farm is located on other side of
the Sukhna Lake, close to Flood Gates/ Head Works, at Saketri, Panchkula. Students were taken to the
farm by Dr A P Singh and Prof Gurmej Singh in their Cars. Bee farm happens to be on left side of the
Road leading to Rajiv Gandhi Technology Park. It took us just 15 minutes to reach the farm from the
college.

Approximately, 200 Box Colonies are established in an open field. For safe storage of Comb Frames and
Extractor, and also for resting of Beekeepers on duty, tentements have been set up in the field. Forage
crops such as Mustard and Eucalyptus was noted growing nearby.

Photographs of our visit to Bee Farm are given in succeeding pages. These have been appropriately
captioned to explain the visuals.
Visit has been very fruitful for the students; as has provoked some of them to try the beekeeping at
commercial level in the future.
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PICTURES OF ROAD LEADING TO SHARMA BEE FARM

Road (to Rajiv Gandhi IT Park) Leading to Sharma Bee Farm

Entrance to Sharma Bee Farm

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PICTURES OF SHARMA BEE FARM (Contd.)

Students Alighting from Car of Prof. Gurmej Singh

Students Alighting from Car of Dr A P Singh

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PICTURES OF SHARMA BEE FARM (Contd.)

Artificial Hives in Sharma Bee Farm Arranged along

Rows of Eucalyptus Plantations

Tentment at Sharma Bee Farm

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PICTURES OF SHARMA BEE FARM (Contd.)

Tentment in Sharma Bee Farm with Honey Extractor

Pile of Comb Frames in Sharma Bee Farm

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PICTURES OF SHARMA BEE FARM (Contd.)

Prof Gurmej Explaining Details of Procedures of

Honey Bee Farming

Another View of Demonstration

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PICTURES OF SHARMA BEE FARM (Contd.)

Prof Gurmej Taking Out Honey Comb From Bee Hive

Honey Comb Frame Being Shown to Students

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PICTURES OF SHARMA BEE FARM (Contd.)

Finger Pointed to Queen Amongst Workers

Drone Being Shown to Students

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PICTURES OF SHARMA BEE FARM (Contd.)

Honey Storing Cells of the Comb Being Shown

See Brood Cells of the Comb

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PICTURES OF SHARMA BEE FARM (Contd.)

Entrance of Artificial Bee Hive

Entrance of Another Hive

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PICTURES OF SHARMA BEE FARM (Contd.)

Sulphur Pack – Used Against Mite Attack to Hives

Comb Foundation Being Shown

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PICTURES OF SHARMA BEE FARM (Contd.)

Comb Foundation Being Fitted to the Frame

Comb Frame Being Loaded in Honey Extractor

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PICTURES OF SHARMA BEE FARM (Contd.)

A View of Honey Extractor to Show its Handle

Collection Pipe (for Honey) of Honey Extractor

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PICTURES OF SHARMA BEE FARM (Contd.)

A View of Sky, to Show Flying Bee Eating Birds

Another View of Sky, to Show Flying Bee Eating Birds

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PICTURES OF SHARMA BEE FARM (Contd.)

Another View of Sky, to Show Flying Bee Eating Birds

Students Listening to Discussion on Beekeeping between

Dr A P Singh, our Class Teacher, and Prof Gurmej Singh
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PICTURES OF SHARMA BEE FARM (Contd.)

Discussion on Beekeeping Finally Concludes

Students Walking Back to Vehicles to Leave Sharma Bee Farm

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