Programme of work

BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS

Food and Agriculture Department

Programme of Work

FAD3 : Apiary Industry

Scope : Standardization in the field of apiary products and equipment and good apicultural practices.
Liaison :

ISO/TC 34/SC 19 - Bee products - Participating (P)
ISO TC 34 / SC 19/ WG 1 - Honey
ISO TC 34 / SC 19/ WG 2 - Propolis
ISO TC 34 / SC 19/ WG 3 - Bee pollen
ISO TC 34 / SC 19/ WG 4 - Royal jelly

Published Standards

SI. No.	IS No.	Title	Reaffirmation Details	No. of Amendments	Degree of Equivalence
1.	IS/ISO 12824:2016 ISO 12824 : 2016 Reviewed In : 2021	Royal jelly - Specification	December, 2021	-	Identical under single numbering
2.	IS 14133:2013 Reviewed In : 2024	Beekeeperâ€™s Kit	February, 2024	-	Indigenous
3.	IS 14136:2023	Package bee box - Specification first revision of IS 14136		-	Indigenous
4.	IS 14522:1998 Reviewed In : 2025	Honey processing unit - Technical requirements	July, 2025	-	Indigenous
5.	IS 1504:1996 Reviewed In : 2024	Beeswax, crude and refined specification (Third Revision)	February, 2024	2	Indigenous
6.	IS 1515:2013 Reviewed In : 2024	Beehives - Specification (Fourth Revision)	February, 2024	-	Indigenous
7.	IS 1735 (Part 1):2023	BEEHIVE STAND ï¿½ SPECIFICATION PART 1 FOLDING TYPE (Second Revision)		-	Indigenous
8.	IS 1735 (Part 2):2013 Reviewed In : 2024	Beehives stand - Specification: Part 2 fixed type (Second Revision)	February, 2024	-	Indigenous
9.	IS 1736:1960 Reviewed In : 2024	Specification for honey extractor, Tangential Type	February, 2024	-	Indigenous
10.	IS 2072:1977 Reviewed In : 2025	Specification for comb foundation sheets (First Revision)	July, 2025	1	Indigenous
11.	IS 3894:1978 Reviewed In : 2025	Specification for comb foundation mill (First Revision)	July, 2025	-	Indigenous
12.	IS 4941:1994 Reviewed In : 2019 Reaffirmed but not taken up for revision	Extracted honey - Specification (Second Revision)	March, 2019	1	Indigenous
13.	IS 5427:1969 Reviewed In : 2025	Specification for honey extractor, radial type	July, 2025	-	Indigenous
14.	IS 6695:1998 Reviewed In : 2020 Reaffirmed but not taken up for revision	Honey bees - Code for conservation and maintenance (First Revision)	July, 2020	-	Indigenous
15.	IS 7459:2023	Wasp trap - Specification (first revision of IS 7459)		-	Indigenous
16.	IS 8524:1977 Reviewed In : 2025	Specification for solar wax extractor	July, 2025	-	Indigenous

Standards Under Develpoment

Projects Approved

SI. No.	Doc No	TITLE
No Records Found

Preliminary Draft Standards

SI. No.	Doc No	TITLE
1	FAD 3 (25606)	GOOD APICULTURAL PRACTICES REQUIREMENTS

Drafts Standards in WC Stage

SI. No.	Doc No	TITLE
No Records Found

Draft Standards Completed WC Stage

SI. No.	Doc No	TITLE
No Records Found

Finalized Draft Indian Standard

SI. No.	Doc No	TITLE
No Records Found

Finalized Draft Indian Standards under Print

SI. No.	Doc No	TITLE
1	FAD 3 (21967)	MATING NUCLEUS HIVE FOR APIS MELLIFERA - SPECIFICATION

Total Published Standards:16 Total Standards Under development : 2

Aspect Wise Report

Product:	14
Code of Practices :	2
Methods of Test :	0
Terminology :	0
Dimensions :	0
System Standard :	0
Safety Standard :	0
Others :	0
Service Specification :	0
Process Specification :	0
Unclassified :	0

Total :16

Annexure-I :List of Indian Standards Withdrawn/Superseded

SI. No.	IS No.	Title
1.	IS B14136:1994 Reviewed In : 2020	Package Bee Box - Specification Bilingual
2.	IS 3891:1974 Reviewed In : 1990	Layout for Honey Processing Plant
3.	IS 5426:1969 Reviewed In : 2020	Specification for travelling bees - Box
4.	IS 7849 (Part 1):1975 Reviewed In : 1999	Layout for honey house Part 1 Large scale honey handling units To be withdrawn
5.	IS 8444:1977 Reviewed In : 2020	Specification for fumigant strips for treatment of honey - Bees
6.	IS 8464:1977 Reviewed In : 1990	Squeezed Honey
7.	IS 8512:1977 Reviewed In : 1990	Carvia Callosa Honey

Annexure-II :List of Indian Product Standards

SI. No.	IS No. & Year	Title
1.	IS/ISO 12824:2016 ISO 12824 : 2016 Reviewed In : 2021	Royal jelly - Specification
2.	IS 14133:2013 Reviewed In : 2024	Beekeeper s Kit
3.	IS 14136:2023	Package bee box - Specification first revision of IS 14136
4.	IS 1504:1996 Reviewed In : 2024	Beeswax crude and refined specification Third Revision
5.	IS 1515:2013 Reviewed In : 2024	Beehives - Specification Fourth Revision
6.	IS 1735 (Part 1):2023	BEEHIVE STAND SPECIFICATION PART 1 FOLDING TYPE Second Revision
7.	IS 1735 (Part 2):2013 Reviewed In : 2024	Beehives stand - Specification Part 2 fixed type Second Revision
8.	IS 1736:1960 Reviewed In : 2024	Specification for honey extractor Tangential Type
9.	IS 2072:1977 Reviewed In : 2025	Specification for comb foundation sheets First Revision
10.	IS 3894:1978 Reviewed In : 2025	Specification for comb foundation mill First Revision
11.	IS 4941:1994 Reviewed In : 2019 Reaffirmed but not taken up for revision	Extracted honey - Specification Second Revision
12.	IS 5427:1969 Reviewed In : 2025	Specification for honey extractor radial type
13.	IS 7459:2023	Wasp trap - Specification first revision of IS 7459
14.	IS 8524:1977 Reviewed In : 2025	Specification for solar wax extractor