Beekeepers extracting honey in Savar
Beekeepers were seen extracting honey from the bee hives at the edge of a blooming mustard field in the outskirts of the capital's Savar on Monday (25 December).
Photo: Monirul Bhuiyan
According to the Bangladesh Institute of Apiculture (BIA), around 25,000 cultivators, including 1,000 commercial agriculturists, produce at least 1,500 tonnes of good quality honey a year across the country.

A butterfly perched on a mustard field. Photo: Monirul Bhuiyan

A beekeeper working at it inside a protective blue net. Photo: Monirul Bhuiyan
Photo: Monirul Bhuiyan