Economic development model under forest: beekeeping in forest land makes a fortune? What are the prospects for beekeeping in woodland?

The Council of Agriculture officially released the application program for economic undertakings such as the economy under the forest on April 18, in which the opening of woodland beekeeping made many people eager to try, and many people asked the Forestry Bureau about the relevant regulations in two months. However, forestry experiments remind that in addition to considering the adequacy of honey plants, beekeeping in woodland should also pay special attention to the intrusion of six species of tiger wasps in mountainous areas, especially the large Chinese tiger wasps, which are not visible on flat land. therefore, basic investigation and production planning should be done before putting it into operation.

Woodland beekeeping to collect forest honey can reduce the agricultural residues of honey and honeybees are not easy to be disturbed by pesticides, which has been practiced abroad for many years, but there are still many problems to be overcome in China. GE Chao-nien, head of the forest protection team of the Forest Research Institute, said that first of all, when selecting the location of the beehive, it is necessary to consider whether the honey and powder tree species are diverse and sufficient. For example, Shu Qi, Taitung Longan, Kuwu, no-trouble son, magpie not to tread, Castanopsis kawakamii, Wulaike, Roche, Sapium sebiferum, and so on, reduce the uncertainty of delayed flowering of a single tree species due to climate.

In addition, compared with flat beekeeping, it is necessary to consider the impact of agricultural land pollution on the quality of bees and honey, while mountain areas need to prevent tigerhead bees from attacking beehives, GE Zhaonian said. the Forest Test Institute has previously recorded in the mountain village beekeeping community that six species of tiger bees will attack the beehive, with an average of 10 to 20 tiger bees attacking one hive a day. Among them, the Chinese tiger wasp, which is rare in flat land, needs to be guarded the most. They usually kill the guarded bees outside the box, invade the hive to feed honey, and then bring the bee larvae back to their hives to feed their children. Only 20 Chinese tiger wasps can break through a colony of 30000 bees in three hours. Therefore, after releasing the beehive in July every year, some bee farmers will send personnel to guard at 6 o'clock every morning to drive away the tiger bees and reduce the chance of loss.

Can you make money from beekeeping in the woodland? The bee farmers in the cooperative experiment of the Forest Research Institute said that if the honey source is sufficient, the net profit of each beehive can reach 35700 yuan, but when the amount of honey source is small, the net profit is only 1300 yuan, and the difference in yield can be as much as four times within three years. Therefore, GE Chao-nien suggests that bee farmers who want to challenge beekeeping in woodland need to come back with professional skills, such as the knowledge to choose a suitable site and the physical strength to fight the tiger bees every day. Only by making production plans in advance can they earn forest wealth.

The Chinese tiger wasp attacks bees.