(Baonghean.vn) – In the dense forests of the western region of Nghe An, men like squirrels and birds swing on treetops to collect honey. To get this specialty that everyone loves, honey collectors have to work hard to collect it.
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| Honey hunters who want to find a beehive must have experience finding worker bees, looking at their flight direction and following them back to the hive. |
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| To get honey, workers have to go deep into the dense forests, the roads are extremely difficult. |
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| The beehives are located high on the branches of ancient trees. |
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| One of the important things when collecting honey without being stung by bees is that the person directly collecting it must have a covering tool. |
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| On the old trees, people collect honey like ants. There are bee colonies building nests on trees dozens of meters high. |
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| To make the bees leave the hive, the worker must use smoke to drive them away. After making sure that all the bees have flown away, the worker skillfully cuts the honey into a previously prepared tool. |
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| After collecting honey, the honey hunter uses a rope to lower the honey down and another person will support from below. |
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| The result of more than 2 hours of work by a honey hunter in the mountainous district of Que Phong. During the honey collection season, a person can earn 500,000 to 1 million VND for a trip lasting 1 - 2 days. |
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| Making honey also requires care and skill. |
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| The screening process also goes through many times. |
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| Honey bottles need to be exposed to sunlight for a certain period of time to preserve well and for a long time. |
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| In mountainous districts today, wild honey is sold a lot. This is one of the highland specialties that many people love. |
Nguyen Cuong - Ho Phuong
