Thanh Chuong mountain people hunt for the largest beehive ever seen
(Baonghean.vn) - A resident in Thanh Nho commune (Thanh Chuong) just accidentally discovered a beehive that was never seen before, weighing more than 20 kg.
Mr. Nguyen Viet Tien (36 years old), living in Nho Phong hamlet, Thanh Nho commune, said that on the afternoon of November 7, his group had just hunted a large beehive.
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A "giant" beehive when it was first taken down from the tree. Photo: Nguyen Dung |
This beehive weighs more than 20 kg, has 10 floors, is about 0.7 m high, the middle floor is the largest with a diameter of about 0.9 m and gradually gets smaller towards the two ends, the floors still have intact pupae. This is the nest of the can la wasp, also known as the sky wasp. This wasp is smaller than the ground wasp; its venom is more poisonous than the hornet.
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The beehive has 10 floors and weighs more than 20 kg. Photo: Nguyen Dung |
According to Mr. Tien, because the “huge” beehive is located on a tree about 20 meters high, it is very difficult to retrieve the nest and the person who retrieves it must be very careful. Retrieving this beehive is difficult, bringing it home intact is even more difficult, it is too big to hold, the worker has to tie a rope to carry it home.
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To get the pupae, the honeycombs are separated and burned with a blowtorch. Photo: Nguyen Dung |
After bringing the hive home, on the night of November 7, the workers separated the floors and used blowtorches to burn the surface of the floors to remove the pupae. From the hive, 12 kg of good quality pupae were taken. These pupae were packed into plastic boxes, put in the freezer to sell to customers.
"This type of bee pupae is currently being imported wholesale at 270,000 VND/kg, retail price is higher" - Mr. Tien shared.
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The "giant" beehive has yielded 12 kg of pupae. Photo: Nguyen Dung |
It is known that Thanh Nho commune, Thanh Chuong district is a locality with many people working in beekeeping, honey bee hunting, and bee nest hunting. They go in groups, each group of 2-3 people to support each other.
Bee hunters usually hunt for nests of wasps, hornets, and wasps. With wasps, it is very rare to hunt a nest weighing over 20 kg.
