Apiculture term is derived from the honeybee's Latin name Apis mellifera, meaning ‘honey gatherer’. It is the science and practice of keeping bees. Apiculture is one of the segments of agriculture which deals with over all study of honeybees. Honeybees plays an essential role in the agriculture and are accountable for more than 30% of the world’s food supply by facilitating pollination in about 100 flowering plant species. Apiculture involves maintenance of bee colonies for the collection of various produce like honey, beeswax, propolis, pollen and royal jelly. These products have considerable number of applications in various industries and are constantly growing in number due to the increasing awareness on benefits of these products.