National Conclave on “Production of Bees Wax” was organized.

Why in news?

• A National Conclave on “Production of Bees Wax” was organized by National Dairy Development Board in collaboration with National Bee Board (NBB), Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.

About National Bee Board

• Formed as a registered Society under Societies Registration Act in 2000 and promoted by the Small Farmers’ Agri-Business Consortium (SFAC).
• Reconstituted in 2006.
• Objective:
• Overall development of Beekeeping by promoting Scientific Beekeeping,
• Increase the Honey production for increasing the income of the Beekeepers/ Farmers.

Beeswax

• Bees wax is a food grade wax with a white color when it is freshly prepared. Later the color changes into yellow because of the presence of propolis and pollen colorants.
• Characteristics:
• Inert with high plasticity, insoluble in water and resistant to many acids, but soluble in most organic solvents.
• Beeswax has uses as a vehicle for drugs, as an emulsion and foundation for cosmetics, in chromatography, used as a fragrance in soaps and perfumes etc.