Farmers Face Crisis as Local Authorities Order Removal of Beehives

BARA. Farmers from the Madhes Province, who had brought their bees to Pyuthan for grazing, are in trouble after local authorities ordered them to remove the beehives within 24 hours.

The Swargadwari Municipality in Lumbini Province, through a letter on October 12, warned that the bees brought for grazing would be confiscated if not removed within 24 hours. Farmers from Bara, Rautahat, and Sarlahi had reached Pyuthan on October 10 in search of sources for honey production.