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Beekeeping for honey - a way out of poverty for many farmers in the mountainous areas of Nghe An

Quang An • January 14, 2025 14:03

With a selling price of 130,000 - 200,000 VND/liter, wild beekeeping in Nghe An has helped many highland people have a stable income. Honey has also become an OCOP product that is welcomed by the market.

ong 2 — Tan Ky district is a mountainous area with many industrial plants and natural flowers blooming all year round, very suitable for beekeeping for honey. Taking advantage of this potential, people in Tan Ky district have developed the beekeeping profession, successfully building many honey cooperatives in Nghia Dong, Binh Hop, Ky Tan, Nghia Dung communes and Tan Ky town with hundreds of member households, it is estimated that the whole district has more than 2,000 honey bee colonies. Photo: QA

ong s — Currently, in Nghia Dong commune, Tan Ky district, there are over 50 households raising bees, the number of households is expanding, including Nghia Dong Bee Production Cooperative with 28 households, supplying the market with thousands of liters each year. There are households with up to hundreds of bee colonies such as Mr. Nguyen Van Tien, Nguyen Trong Tu... Photo: QA

ong 1 — According to beekeepers, to produce high-quality honey bees, it is necessary to pay attention to the breeding techniques from selecting breeds, choosing locations, creating queens, etc. to harvesting honey, while also paying attention to measures to prevent insects that harm bees such as wax-eating worms, ants, wild bees, etc. In particular, the area around the beehive must be clean, because bees are very sensitive to the environment. Photo: QA

ong 3 — The food source of bees is entirely based on natural sources from forests and industrial plants such as rubber, coffee, oranges, longan, lychee and other crops, so maintaining a green, clean environment and not overusing pesticides is an important factor for bees to grow well. Photo: QA

ong 5 — According to beekeepers, this job is not too difficult, low cost, not much effort, however, you have to understand the habits of bees, pay attention to monitor to be able to take care of and tame them. Photo: QA

ong 10 — With the current selling price of 130,000 - 200,000 VND/liter, many households have escaped poverty thanks to beekeeping. Local honey products have also been OCOP certified, which is a lever to bring this product closer to large markets. Photo: QA

With the support of local authorities and functional agencies, beekeepers in Tan Ky district have built a honey production process according to biosafety standards, proactively printed product packaging, and promoted products on social networking platforms such as Facebook, Zalo, etc. to expand the consumer market. Photo: QA

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