# Indian BeeKeepers

**URL:** https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/indian-beekeepers/2396
**Category:** Connect with Locals
**Created:** [June 18, 2015, 6:40pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/indian-beekeepers/2396 "2015-06-18T18:40:22Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author: ![Yusuf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/c68b51/32.png) [@Yusuf](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Yusuf)
#### Post date: [June 18, 2015, 6:40pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/indian-beekeepers/2396/1 "2015-06-18T18:40:22Z")

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How to raise bees in India?

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### Author: ![sara](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/sara/32/696_2.png) [@sara](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/sara)
#### Post date: [June 18, 2015, 7:15pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/indian-beekeepers/2396/2 "2015-06-18T19:15:10Z")

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Hi Yusuf,

That’s a pretty broad question. The best place to start is reading online and talking to bee keepers in your area.

[http://beekeeperindia.com/web/](http://beekeeperindia.com/web/)

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### Author: ![Jake](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/jake/32/17_2.png) [@Jake](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Jake)
#### Post date: [July 1, 2015, 5:15am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/indian-beekeepers/2396/3 "2015-07-01T05:15:24Z")

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As @sara sugested the best idea would be to connect with a local group. There is a lot to learn and local knowledge is essential.

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### Author: ![Yusuf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/c68b51/32.png) [@Yusuf](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Yusuf)
#### Post date: [December 26, 2016, 9:53am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/indian-beekeepers/2396/4 "2016-12-26T09:53:12Z")

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Just got two boxes of bees from a local dealer. Apis Indica bees. The frames seem to be much smaller than the Flow frames. Will the bees build their combs on them? Are these bees suitable for the Flow system?

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### Author: ![Dawn\_SD](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/dawn_sd/32/15954_2.png) [@Dawn\_SD](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Dawn_SD)
#### Post date: [December 26, 2016, 10:05am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/indian-beekeepers/2396/5 "2016-12-26T10:05:40Z")

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> [@Yusuf](#):
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> Are these bees suitable for the Flow system?

Probably not. The Flow hive was designed for Apis mellifera, not Apis cerana indica which is likely what you have. The cerana subtype is a much smaller bee, and it will be hard for them to seal the plastic Flow frames. I don’t know if anyone breeds Apis mellifera in India, but that is the species that you need for the Flow hive.