Fixed Capital Investment

The fixed capital investment decreases with the increase in the size of the apiary, mainly
because of the self generation of bee colonies and equipments like bee extractor and
drums usage does not show greater increase with the increase in the size of the apiary.

The Sales & Profit in figures increase substantially with the size

Fixed Cost to total cost decrease with increase in size

Variable costs increase with size
Profit Margins increase with size and if variable costs can be controlled can yield
more returns for large apiaries

Boxwise
Sales
Cost of
Production
Profit

Boxwise
Sales
Cost of
Production
Profit

15
Colony
2008-09

15
Colony
2009-10

15
Colony
2010-11

2900

2634

2996

1027
1874

1027
1608

1027
1969

30
Colony
2008-09

30
Colony
2009-10

30
Colony
2010-11

3443

3280

3525

859
2584

859
2421

859
2666

Boxwise
Sales
Cost of
Production
Profit

50
Colony
2008-09

50
Colony
2009-10

50
Colony
2010-11

4199

4143

4289

960
3240

960
3183

960
3330

In Ankola
sales realization per box is increasing over the years with increase in size of
apiaries
cost of production decrease from 15 to 30 but increase slightly to 50 over the
years
profit has increased over the years with increase in size

15
Colony

15
15
Colony
Colony
Practical Data
2008-09 2009-10 2010-11
Boxwise
Sales
Cost of
Production
Profit

Boxwise
Sales
Cost of
Production
Profit

2844

2721

2991

1027
1818

1027
1694

1027
1964

30
Colony
Practica
l Data
2008-09

30
Colony

30
Colony

2009-10

2010-11

3492

3319

3555

859
2633

859
2460

859
2696

Boxwise
Sales
Cost of
Production
Profit

50
Colony
Practica
l Data
2008-09

50
Colony

50
Colony

2009-10

2010-11

4601

4244

4551

960
3642

960
3284

960
3591

In Honnavar
Sales realization per box increasing with size of apiary over years
Cost of production per box decreases from 15 to 30 but increases slightly for 50
over years
Profit realization per box increasing with size over the years

15
Colony

Boxwise
Sales
Cost of
Production
Profit

Boxwise
Sales
Cost of
Production
Profit

15
15
Colony
Colony
Practical Data

2008-09

2009-10

2010-11

3180

2659

3577

1027
2153

1027
1632

1027
2551

30
Colony
Practica
l Data
2008-09

30
Colony

30
Colony

2009-10

2010-11

4010

3634

4590

859
3151

859
2775

859
3731

50
Colony

Boxwise
Sales
Cost of
Production
Profit

50
50
Colony
Colony
Practical Data

2008-09

2009-10

2010-11

4774

4429

5370

960
3814

960
3469

960
4411

In Sirsi
Sales realization per box increasing with size of apiary over years
Cost of production per box decreases from 15 to 30 but increases slightly for 50
over years
Profit realization per box increasing with size over the years

Boxwise
Sales
Cost of
Production
Profit

Boxwise
Sales
Cost of
Production
Profit

15
Colony
Practica
l Data
2008-09

15
Colony

15
Colony

2009-10

2010-11

3581

3036

3621

1027
2554

1027
2009

1027
2595

30
Colony
Practica
l Data
2008-09

30
Colony

30
Colony

2009-10

2010-11

4677

4352

5240

859
3818

859
3493

859
4381

Boxwise
Sales
Cost of
Production
Profit

50
Colony
Practica
l Data
2008-09

50
Colony

50
Colony

2009-10

2010-11

5461

5164

5781

960
4501

960
4204

960
4821

In Siddapur
Sales realization per box increasing with size of apiary over years
Cost of production per box decreases from 15 to 30 but increases slightly for 50
over years
Profit realization per box increasing with size over the years

Placewise Comparison of Production

The production growth of honey in 15 colony is more in coastal region than in ghats

The production growth of honey in 30 colony is more in coastal region than in ghats

The production growth of honey in 50 colony is more in coastal region than in ghats

Average Cost analysis for 3 yrs

15
30
50
colony
colony
colony
Fixed cost
11995
19358
31632
Fixed cost per colony
800
645
633
Variable cost
3408
6416
16360
Variable cost per colony
227
214
327
Capital investment
44235
71276
115268
Capital investment per
colony
2949
2376
2305
Total Cost
15403
25774
47992
Total Cost per Colony
1027
859
960
Revenue
42654
102477
210524
Revenue per Colony
2844
3416
4210
Profit
27251
76703 162533
Profit per Colony
1817
2557
3251

With the increasing colony size the income and profit from actual sale of honey is
increasing in Ankola both in total and per colony

HONNAVAR
15 colony
11995
800

30 colony
19358
645

50 colony
31632
633

3408

6416

16360

227

214

327

Capital investment
Capital investment per
colony
Total Cost

44235

71276

115268

2949
15403

2376
25774

2305
47992

Total Cost per Colony

Revenue

1027
42779

859
103662

960
223271

Revenue per Colony

Profit

2852
27376

3455
77889

4465
175280

1825

2596

3506

Fixed cost
Fixed cost per colony
Variable cost
Variable cost per colony

Profit per Colony

With the increasing colony size the income and profit from actual sale of honey is
increasing in Honnavar and costs are decreasing both in total and per colony value

SIRSI

Fixed cost
Fixed cost per colony
Variable cost
Variable cost per colony
Capital investment
Capital investment per
colony
Total Cost
Total Cost per Colony
Revenue
Revenue per Colony
Profit
Profit per Colony

15
30
50
colony
colony
colony
11995
19358
31632
800
645
633
3408

6416

16360

227

214

327

44235

71276

115268

2949
15403
1027
47082
3139
31679
2112

2376
25774
859
122336
4078
96563
3219

2305
47992
960
242892
4858
194901
3898

With the increasing colony size the income and profit from actual sale of honey is
increasing in Sirsi in actual and per colony values

SIDDAPUR

Fixed cost
Fixed cost per colony
Variable cost
Variable cost per colony
Capital investment
Capital investment per
colony
Total Cost
Total Cost per Colony
Revenue
Revenue per Colony
Profit
Profit per Colony

15
30
50
colony
colony
colony
11995
19358
31632
800
645
633
3408
227

6416
214

16360
327

44235

71276

115268

2949
15403
1027
40953
2730
25551
1703

2376
25774
859
114154
3805
88380
2946

2305
47992
960
218737
4375
170746
3415

With the increasing colony size the income and profit from actual sale of honey is
increasing in Siddapur