It has been learned from previous development efforts that the conventional development models were more of top-down and centrally driven and no longer effective and sustainable. These development efforts were failed in most cases due to the fact that very little attention was given in responding to the real needs of beneficiaries. The development efforts had ignored the role of local organizations in achieving sustainable development.However in Nepal Practical Action's bee-keeping project is creating new forms of income as well as maintaining healthy local bee populations.Beekeeping has been practiced in Nepal since immemorial times. Commercial beekeeping in Nepal is practiced mainly for the production of honey and pollinating crops. Honey is one of the oldest sweets known to man; Nepali beekeepers keep wild honey from hives on rock wall traditionally. There are lots of health benefits of raw honey and tastier than pasteurized honey. Honey has antibacterial properties, due to its hygroscopic nature, honey can dehydrate the burning skin and kill wound bacteria.
