Commercial beekeeping - new source of income in Central Highlands
Beekeeping has gone from household business to commercial production with large numbers of beehives in the Central Highlands, providing a greater source of income for local ethnic minority communities.
Commercial beekeeping has become a new source of income in Central Highlands. (Photo: VNA)
Dak Lak (VNA) – Beekeeping has gone from household business tocommercial production with large numbers of beehives in the Central Highlands,providing a greater source of income for local ethnic minority communities.
According to the Steering Committee for Central Highlands, the region isnow home to more than half a million beehives.
The hives produce more than 30,000 tonnes of honey a year or approximately60 percent of the country’s total output, generating annual export revenue of45 million USD.
Dak Lak province has about 1,500 beekeeping households who keep nearly200,000 beehives. It ships more than 10,000 tonnes of honey and beeswax eachyear to dozens of overseas markets, such as the US, Japan, Canada and theRepublic of Korea.
Farmer Nguyen Huy Bat in Tan Tien commune, Buon Ma Thuot city of Dak Lakraises 3,000 beehives with about 100 tonnes of honey harvested annually,earning yearly profits of 2 billion VND, not including income from other beeproducts like royal jelly and flower pollen.
The Central Highlands region possess a large area of industrial plants,for example, 573,400 hectares of coffee, nearly 259,000 hectares of rubbertrees, and 70,000 hectares of cashew, not to mention natural forest. This hasmade the region a great place for bee farming.
However, a lot of work needs to be done for the business to become asustainable livelihood for local people as there is still a limited source ofhigh quality bee varieties and local queen bees are very vulnerable to diseasesand pests.
The Steering Committee for Central Highlands has asked state agencies tohelp the farmers breed bee varieties to create better quality hybrids.
They should also provide beekeepers with knowledge and trainingon hi-tech breeding methods, advanced techniques of disease prevention, as wellas food safety.-VNA
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Commercial beekeeping has become a new source of income in Central Highlands. (Photo: VNA) 
