A series of intensive training and demonstration programmes on scientific beekeeping were conducted across Eastern Nagaland districts under the National Bee Board–National Beekeeping and Honey Mission (NBB-NBHM), with the objective of strengthening farmer capacities, promoting scientific apiculture practices, enhancing livelihood opportunities and improving productivity in oilseed crops through organised beekeeping. This marked the first-ever scientific beekeeping training at village level, except for Yakor Village, locally known as the district’s “honey bee village,” where a significant proportion of households were already engaged in beekeeping. The programme received technical support from officials of the Nagaland Honey Bee Mission, with sessions conducted in the presence of officials from District Agriculture and Horticulture Offices. The impact was evident as participants began constructing scientific bee boxes using newly acquired skills. In Kusong Village, ten participants formed a group for joint scientific beekeeping, pooling resources to build eight-frame bee boxes—a collective effort reflecting strong motivation, cooperation and confidence in adopting scientific apiculture.