Melaleuca honey season in Quynh Luu
(Baonghean.vn) - With vast forests of eucalyptus and cajuput trees and a variety of fruit trees, local beekeepers can easily find places to send their bees to collect honey according to each flowering season; from there, many households earn tens of millions of dong in profit from one honey collection.
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| After the lychee and longan flower season ends, in April and May, nomadic beekeepers choose cajuput forests in mountainous communes of Quynh Luu district such as Quynh Tan, Quynh Tam, Quynh Chau, Tan Son, Quynh Thang... to move their beehives to collect cajuput nectar. Photo: Hong Dien |
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| Mr. Bui Ngoc Vuong, a long-time beekeeper in Quynh Hoa commune, shared: During the Melaleuca flower season, bees not only collect nectar from this flower but also from mimosa, myrtle and some other epiphytic plants, so the bee colonies produce honey quickly and achieve high yields. For example, Mr. Vuong currently has 100 bee boxes stored at Melaleuca hills of households in Quynh Tan and Quynh Thang communes; on average, they collect honey every 7-10 days, with a yield of 60-70 liters of honey, sometimes reaching a maximum of 120 liters, earning an income of 10-15 million VND/time. Photo: Hong Dien |
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| With a large number of bee colonies, households in Quynh Luu have invested in buying smart honey spinning boxes. Using this type of box has reduced honey spinning time by 50%. Photo: Hong Dien |
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| On the day of honey extraction, a beekeeping household mobilizes 4-5 people to ensure that all steps are done quickly and neatly. The honey is completely natural, so as soon as it is extracted, people in the surrounding area come to buy it, while the other part is imported by traders to sell retail. Photo: Hong Dien |
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| In addition to collecting honey, farmers also collect beeswax to sell at preferential prices. To produce 1kg of beeswax, honey bees must use over 3kg of honey and a small amount of pollen. Beeswax is also a food that contains high nutritional value, no less than honey, good for health and has beauty effects. Photo: Hong Dien |
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| Depending on the type of flower that the bees collect honey from, it has a different characteristic flavor. And based on the nutrients and medicinal properties of each type of honey, the workers sell it at different prices; for example, eucalyptus honey costs about 300,000 VND/liter, longan honey costs 400,000 VND/liter, lychee honey costs 300,000 VND/liter, sesame - cajuput flowers cost 250,000 VND/liter. Photo: Hong Dien |
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| Currently, in Quynh Luu district, there are about 30 households raising bees for honey with large quantities of 50 - 10 boxes and dozens of other households raising bees with small quantities. Mr. Ngo Quang Tien in hamlet 9, Quynh My commune added: Beekeeping is a highly economically efficient profession. The special thing about the profession is that beekeepers need to understand the terrain and the natural flower seasons to migrate the bees accordingly. Photo: Hong Dien |
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