Sit and wait all day to hunt for bees
(Baonghean.vn) - These days, beekeepers and beekeepers in Nghe An have started a new bee hunting season. Hunting for breeding bees is not only a job that brings income but also a hobby for many people.
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| Families who hunt and raise bees in Thanh Chuong, Nam Dan, Anh Son districts... often prepare many bee tubes in advance to go bee hunting. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| Mountain roads this season are bustling with people hunting bees for breeding or selling to beekeepers. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| An old man nearly 80 years old in Thanh Thuy commune, Thanh Chuong district is on his way into the forest to hunt for bees. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| Bee hunters often gather at farms near the forest to hunt for visiting bees – bees whose job is to scout out new nests. In the photo: Some people go to the forest to find hollow trees, sitting and waiting for visiting bees. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| When bees are discovered visiting the hive, bee hunters will gather to catch the visiting bees. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| Some people even use buffalo dung to seal the beehive. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| Bee tubes are strung across fences and gardens waiting for bees to visit their hives. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| Everyone was eager, trying to catch a bee to put in their bee tube. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| The process of waiting for bees to visit the hive lasts for hours, sometimes even days before the bees bring the swarm back. Among the many bee tubes set up waiting, the bees only choose one tube to enter. Whether or not they “get” bees depends a lot on the bee tube and the luck of each person. Photo: Huy Thu |
| Watch the bees land. Clip: Huy Thu |
