(Baonghean.vn) – From July to September, hornets often build nests in the highlands of Western Nghe An. During this time, many people flock to the forest to collect bees to process into food. For a long time, dishes made from hornets have been popular with many people. However, to get a hornet nest is not simple at all. Burning bees is both dangerous and has the risk of spreading forest fires during the dry season.
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| Catching hornets is very dangerous, so people in the highlands of Nghe An often take advantage of the night, when the bees have entered the nest, to go catch them. |
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| The means to catch bees is also very simple, just need a long pole wrapped in straw to burn. |
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| Wasps often live in lowland forests, melaleuca forests, and shrubs in the summer. |
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| To get bees, people often light a fire under the bee's nest to prevent them from flying out. Hunting bees by setting fire is one of the causes of forest fires. Local authorities and agencies have repeatedly warned of the risk of forest fires from hunting bees like this. |
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| After the honeycomb is burned, the outer wax layer burns away. |
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| The beekeeper must climb a high branch to gently remove the nest. |
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| A 4-storey beehive was burned. |
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| According to the experience of the highlanders, only on dark moonlit days do bee pupae appear. |
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| The honeycomb is removed and placed on the fire to roast. |
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| Then take out the pupa. |
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| Wasp pupae are very large and delicious. However, the current massive bee sting has been and is a risk affecting forest ecological resources and causing a high risk of forest fires. |
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