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How to make money by beekeeping in rural areas?

Beekeeping is indeed a good project to get rich. Many farmers have earned income by raising bees in rural areas. If you want to make money in beekeeping, you should pay attention to the following points.

1. Beekeeping model

Beekeeping, as an effective way to increase farmers' income and improve their living standards, plays a very important role in rural areas, especially in some poor mountainous areas.

At present, there are two main types of beekeeping production methods in my country, one is fixed-land beekeeping and the other is land transfer beekeeping.

Local beekeeping refers to beekeeping in a fixed location or area. This production method has the advantages of short time, great influence of natural climate, and high cost.

Land transfer beekeeping refers to moving bees around according to local honey sources. This production method is conducive to utilizing different honey sources, breeding bees, and reducing bee diseases.

Before beekeeping, you should first consider what production method to adopt, and then choose the bee species, supporting personnel, planned transportation method, scale, site, time arrangement, etc. based on this model.

2. Bee species

At present, the bees raised in China are mainly Italian honey bees and Chinese honey bees. When choosing bee species, we can choose bee species according to local climatic conditions and the distribution of honey sources. If the local climate is warm and humid, the winter is short, the summer is hot and dry, and the honey source is rich, it is recommended to choose Italian honey bees with high egg-laying and strong honey-collecting ability (introduced to China in the early 20th century), which can quickly reproduce and expand the bee colony, improve honey production efficiency, and bring good economic benefits to beekeepers. If the local temperature is high and there are many mountainous areas, it is recommended to choose traditional Chinese honey bees. Chinese honey bees are native bees in China. It is good at using sporadic honey source plants and consumes less food than Italian honey bees; it is very suitable for fixed-point breeding in mountainous areas.

3. Bee farm selection

After choosing the bee species, it is necessary to choose a suitable apiary. The quality of the apiary determines the health of the bee colony, and the yield and quality of honey are key factors in the success of beekeeping.

Bee farms should be far away from noisy places such as mines, factories, railways, airports, etc. They should choose secluded mountains and forests with few people, such as hillsides, woods, grassland edges, etc. They should try to avoid interference from people and animals. The key is to have sufficient sunlight, clean water, open views and rich sources of honey!

4. Technical Learning

In China, most beekeepers are middle-aged and elderly, and there is a lack of young people engaged in this profession. Therefore, many are family workshops or the tradition of master-apprentice relationship. There is no systematic and complete guidance on beekeeping management, and there is a lack of scientific and measurable effective methods. Therefore, in order to raise bees well, in addition to learning from experienced masters, you can also buy books online to practice. While learning, cultivate your own effective methods of managing honey, constantly sum up experience, and improve efficiency and effectiveness.

5. Group Management

Bee colony management is the key to successful beekeeping! As a breeding industry, affected by the natural climate, beekeeping has different focuses on management in spring, summer and winter!

Spring: Paying attention to early spring bee colony management and promoting its rapid development is the key to achieving high production of honey and royal jelly throughout the year. The central task of early spring bee colony management is to protect worker bees, promote worker bee egg laying, cultivate strong bee colonies, and restore bee colony potential. The main measures include: changing honeycombs and tightening frames, promoting bee excretion, paying attention to heat preservation, adding honeycombs to expand nests, and rewarding feeding.

Summer: After spring breeding, the bee colony becomes strong in summer. A large number of foraging bees of suitable age are cultivated in the bee colony, and the bee colony potential is very strong. When there is too much labor inside and outside the hive, bee fever will occur, affecting the reproduction and production of the bee colony. Therefore, cluster fever prevention work should be done in time. The main measures include: replacing the new king, heat prevention and cooling, etc.

Autumn: In autumn, various plants bloom and bear fruit, and the weather gradually becomes cooler. The bee colony changes from the stage of reproduction and growth to the stage of gradual decline. In terms of management, attention is also paid to maintaining strength and storing feed to lay the foundation for safe wintering. The focus is on: heat preservation and cooling.

The above is the way to raise bees in rural areas. I hope it will be helpful to you.

Pay attention to the selection of breeding areas, pay attention to the breeding density, choose high-quality feed, and do a good job of preventing diseases and pests. Be sure to do a good job of prevention and pay attention to the temperature.

You need to choose suitable varieties for breeding, pay attention to the surrounding plants, and choose a suitable site for cultivation. This way you can make more money, and you must pay attention to technical issues.

Find a place to raise bees, and then bring protective gear so that these bees can produce a lot of honey, and then sell the honey.

Can we raise bees at the construction site of a new bridge?

The selection of bee farm site directly affects the success or failure of beekeeping. When determining the beekeeping site, we must take into account the development of the bee colony, the production of bee products, and the daily living conditions of the beekeepers. When choosing an ideal beekeeping site, we can consider the following conditions:

1. Honey and pollen source conditions. Within a radius of 5 kilometers around the beekeeping site, there should be 1 to 2 relatively stable main honey sources throughout the year to ensure the production of bee products and the stable income of the bee farm. There should also be a variety of auxiliary honey and pollen sources with staggered flowering periods to maintain the survival and development of the bee colony, provide conditions for breeding bees of appropriate age and restoring the bee colony, reduce the cost of beekeeping, and ensure that there are no toxic honey and pollen sources to prevent bee poisoning and bee product pollution. When choosing a bee farm for bee placement, efforts should be made to connect the flowering time of the nectar plants in the breeding site and the honey collection site. The bee placement site should be kept at a certain distance from the surrounding bee farms. Too high a density of bee colonies will affect the effective use of honey and pollen sources by bees, reduce the output of bee products, reduce the efficiency of beekeeping production, and easily cause problems such as disease transmission and bee theft between bee farms, which is not conducive to the daily management of bee colonies. The general honey source conditions are to place 60 to 100 bee colonies every 2 to 3 kilometers.

2. Suitable microclimate. The location of the apiary should have a relatively stable and suitable microclimate. The bee colonies are suitable to be placed in a place with sheltered wind and facing the sun, with high terrain, and with open space in front of the nest door. Bee colonies in mountainous areas can be placed under the south slope of the honey source area, while bee colonies in plain areas should be placed in the center of the honey source. In early spring, the site should be sunny, sheltered from the wind, and dry. In summer, it should have good shade conditions to avoid exposure to the sun and avoid placing bee colonies in windy areas. There should be clean water sources around the apiary, with sufficient water sources and good water quality to meet the daily water needs of beekeepers and the water collection needs of bees, but the apiary should not be located near large areas of water such as reservoirs, lakes, and rivers. Prevent and control toxic or polluted water sources around to avoid causing illness and poisoning of bees. The environment around the apiary should be quiet, away from chemical plants, sugar factories, railways, high-voltage lines and other facilities. Polluted places (including downwind of pollution sources) shall not be used as bee sites.

3. Infrastructure and transportation conditions. Bee farms must have corresponding living quarters, production workshops and warehouses to ensure the sanitary conditions and storage conditions for bee product production. The daily life of beekeepers, the transportation of bee colonies, the purchase of bee machinery and equipment, and the transportation and sales of bee products all require relatively convenient transportation conditions. Therefore, bee farms should be located in places that can be reached by cars and ships to facilitate the transportation of bee products and bee colonies, and to facilitate beekeepers to purchase daily necessities. However, bee farms should not be located next to highways to avoid noise and other pollution.

4. Ensure the safety of people and bees. When establishing a bee farm, it is necessary to ensure that it will not threaten the safety of people and animals. The bee colony can be placed more than 50 meters away from the residential area and separated from the surrounding houses. It is also necessary to find out the surrounding enemies that endanger the safety of people and bees, understand the use of pesticides during the flowering period of surrounding nectar plants, and take necessary protective measures.