What about the honey industry?

Beekeeping is a traditional breeding project with a history of thousands of years in my country. Beekeeping can obtain products such as honey, royal jelly and beeswax, but the vast majority of beekeepers are middle-aged and elderly people. In fact, there are very few young people who specialize in beekeeping. Let’s take a look at why the beekeeping industry is not optimistic about it!

1. Strong climate dependence

Beekeeping Bees are a breeding project that depends on the weather. The breeding efficiency is greatly affected by the climate. For example, during the period of heavy honey flow, bees cannot leave the hive to collect when it rains continuously, and thus cannot make full use of the nectar source to produce honey. In such a climate, there was basically no benefit at all. Therefore, beekeeping is actually a risky breeding project. Except for a few middle-aged and elderly people, it is not more optimistic than young people.

2. High technical requirements

Keeping bees is a completely technical job. Without relevant technology, it is difficult to keep bees well, and it also requires continuous accumulation of experience. Therefore, Many young people give up after a year or two of no benefit or failure. Only middle-aged and elderly people who have no better choice can persevere. As a result, the employees in the beekeeping industry are getting older and older, and young people are more inclined to do so. Other industries with stable earnings and short cycles.

3. Real honey is difficult to sell

The honey market is a key factor restricting beekeeping. In fact, the current honey market is dominated by various inferior honeys or fake honeys, leading to this There are three main reasons for this phenomenon. One is that ordinary consumers cannot effectively distinguish between real and fake honey. The second is that it is very difficult to fake honey. The third is that fake honey has obvious advantages in price, which has led to the popularity of fake honey. A deformed market where real honey is difficult to sell.

4. The nectar source is highly limited.

Beekeeping must have a rich and continuous nectar source. Without a nectar source, beekeeping is impossible. For example, the fixed-point breeding of medium bees requires only nearby bees. In addition to abundant nectar sources, it is also required that the number of nearby bee colonies cannot exceed the bearing capacity of the nectar source. Otherwise, bee colonies without honey to harvest will have no breeding benefits at all. In addition, agricultural pollution is also an important factor that restricts beekeeping. In fact, bees are poisoned by pesticides. situations often occur.

Summary: There are many reasons why the beekeeping industry is not optimistic, but the main reasons are basically the above. In particular, fake honey almost makes it difficult for real honey to move forward, but as long as high-quality honey is used, Products to maintain consumers, in fact bee farming also has great potential.