CATDOLL : CATDOLL: A symposium on beekeepers hiring workers (speech at the beekeepers' meeting)

1. Is the technical team for bee breeding real?

Beekeeping technology is a process of combining theory with practice. Theory guides practice and is constantly summarized and sublimated in practice. Beekeeping requires the right time, right place, and right people. There are differences in bee species and regions. Therefore, Chinese bee experts may not be able to raise Italian bees well, and northern beekeeping experts may not be able to raise southern bees well, and vice versa. In addition, the experts lived in different times, and their beekeeping skills at that time may not be as good as yours now.

(1) Origin of Chinese bees

Jiang Qi was the first person in Chinese history to raise bees and teach beekeeping techniques as recorded in the literature (during the Eastern Han Dynasty). He is known as the ancestor of Chinese beekeeping history. Jiang Qi pioneered the history of domesticating wild bees in my country. His disciples spread all over the country, and people who learned beekeeping came in an endless stream. There were more than 300 households engaged in beekeeping in the local area. Some people who came from afar chose Jiang Qi as their neighbor to learn beekeeping, and the number of beekeepers increased to thousands. Jiang Qi was certainly an expert in that era, and there was no doubt that he could raise bees.

(2) Modern Chinese beekeepers

Zhang Pinnan, Huang Zigu, Feng Huanwen, Zhang Yuanwei, Li Jun, Ma Defeng, Gong Yifei, Fan Zhengyou, Zhou Song, Huang Wencheng and others are known as China's modern beekeepers. They are the pioneers and mentors of China's modern beekeeping industry and have made important contributions to China's modern beekeeping industry. They fight on the front line of beekeeping and engage in scientific research on bees. Therefore, they not only know how to raise bees but also how to raise them well.

(3) Bee Expert

Bee experts generally refer to researchers who specialize in bee science, including experts, scholars, and scientists. They mainly study the biology of bees, mostly in theory and experiment, and their research results directly benefit the beekeeping industry. They have been engaged in bee research for a long time and have to deal with bees. It is not surprising that they can keep bees, but they lack practical experience, so whether they can really keep bees well cannot be generalized.

(4) Beekeeping experts

Some units or departments have created "beekeeping experts" and self-proclaimed "beekeeping experts" for the purpose of publicity, speeches and training. They are collectively referred to as beekeeping "bricks". These "bricks" may have memorized teaching materials and textbooks by heart, and can talk about them in theory, but they only have a superficial understanding of practical operations, and may not even have raised bees. It is conceivable that it is a fantasy for beekeeping "bricks" who lack practical experience to raise bees well.

(5) Beekeeping Expert

Beekeeping is a process that combines theory and practice. One cannot judge a person’s success based on the length of time he or she has been doing beekeeping. Some people have been beekeeping for a lifetime, but they still only know how to do it, not why. However, some people stand out from the crowd, knowing the local climate change, nectar source flowering period, pests and diseases, when to start breeding and queen breeding, and how to obtain high yields. These people have both theory and practice, and through continuous learning and summarization, they become local beekeeping masters and celebrities. However, these beekeeping masters and celebrities may not necessarily become beekeeping experts.

Summary: Beekeeping is a process of combining theory with practice. Theory guides practice, and then experience is summarized from practice. Those who can be called beekeeping experts generally know how to raise bees, but not all of them can raise bees well. And those who can really raise bees well may not necessarily become beekeeping experts.

2. Why are artificially raised bees more hardworking than wild ones?

Environmental factors.

Bee colonies in the wild choose to live in the place where they feel most comfortable, and the artificial beehive environment is not necessarily favored by the bee colonies, so the bee colonies in the wild will develop in a more comfortable environment, and naturally it is easier to strengthen the colony. This is why many friends who raise Chinese bees like to use the local breeding method to raise bees, the purpose is to restore the natural living environment of the bees as much as possible.

Honeycomb factors. The honeycombs of wild bee colonies are all made by themselves; when bees are raised artificially, artificial nest foundations are mostly used;

First, bees will not like artificial nest foundations if they are not made of pure wax;

Secondly, there is a risk of pathogens being attached to artificial nest foundations, which can easily cause bees to become sick.

3. Opening remarks for a breeding meeting?

Thank you all for coming. The theme of today's meeting is to exchange and learn about breeding experiences and promote the common development of breeding.