Sitamarhi Farmers Earn 10 Lakh Annually with Six-Flavor Honey, From Litchi to Tulsi

• Santosh Kushwaha of Nanpur, Sitamarhi, has been a beekeeper for 10 years and now earns over 10 lakh rupees annually.
• He established his own processing unit to get better prices for honey, offering six distinct flavors like litchi, Jamun, Moringa, mustard, Tulsi, and Karanj.
• Honey is priced between 300-400 rupees per kilogram and is sold at government fairs, shops, and directly to customers.
• Bee-boxes are strategically placed in different regions (Darbhanga, Gaya, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand) depending on the flowering season to collect specific nectar.
• The initiative provides local employment and promotes Sitamarhi's pure, flavorful honey, with others like Sanjay Kushwaha also joining the business.

Why It Matters: Sitamarhi farmers are achieving significant success by producing and processing diverse, flavored honey.