Honey and
beekeeping have a long history in India. Honey was the first sweet food tasted
by the ancient Indian inhabiting rock shelters and forests. He hunted bee hives
for this gift of god. India has some of the oldest records of beekeeping in the
form of paintings by prehistoric man in the rock shelters. With the development
of civilization, honey acquired an unique status in the lives of the ancient
Indians. They regarded honey as a magical substance that controlled the
fertility of women, cattle, as also their lands and crops. The recent past has
witnessed a revival of the industry in the rich forest regions along the
sub-Himalayan mountain ranges and the Western Ghats, where it has been
practiced in its simplest form.
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