Farmers in Panjsher Province now have a new opportunity to increase their incomes – beekeeping. Forty farmers from Darra District participated in a beekeeping training program and received three boxes of bees each to start their own hives. The farmers recently harvested their first crop. On average, each box yielded approximately 2.33 kg of honey, with a market value of $20 per kg in Panjsher. The farmers should be able to get two crops of honey per year from their bees, with production increasing over time as hives expand. The farmers also said that they have observed increased fruit production in their orchards due to pollination from their bees.