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Mustard is a cool-weather crop and is grown from seeds sown in early spring.
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Farmers cultivate mustard from mid-December to the end of January and the bright yellow mustard flowers are now in full bloom everywhere. Now farmers are passing a busy time taking care of beehives and collecting honey from mustard fields.
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A UNB Photojournalist captured photos of mustard fields in Manikganj on Monday.
A beekeeper is collecting honey from beehives in a mustard field in Manikganj
A worker walks through a mustard field in Manikganj
A bee is sucking honey from a mustard flower
Beekeepers are collecting honey from beehives in a mustard field in Manikganj.