Scientific Beekeeping Made Easy in One Month

Author: Qin Yuquan
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Publish Date: 1999-04-01
Features: In recent years, with the improvement of people's living standards and the enhancement of health awareness, the bee product market has become increasingly vibrant. The use of bees for crop pollination has also achieved remarkable benefits. These factors have greatly promoted the development of beekeeping and the advancement of beekeeping technology. This book was written under such circumstances. Its main purpose is to promote the further development of beekeeping in the new era and to meet the desire of and beekeeping enthusiasts to systematically master the basic knowledge and skills of scientific beekeeping in the shortest possible time. Therefore, if this book can become a helpful friend to and beekeeping enthusiasts, it would be our greatest wish. Beekeeping has a long history and rich experience in China. China has a wide variety of nectar and pollen source plants, which are abundant and widely distributed, providing favorable conditions for the development of beekeeping. The number of bees raised and the quantity of bee products in China rank among the world's top. Beekeeping holds a very important position in the national economy. Using bees for crop pollination is an important measure for increasing production without expanding cultivated land or increasing investment. Studies have shown that the economic benefits brought by bee pollination for crops are dozens to hundreds of times the value of bee products themselves. Through bee pollination, not only can the yield of crops be greatly increased, but the quality of crops can also be significantly improved. Beekeeping is also a subsidiary industry with low investment and quick returns. The elderly, women, and people with disabilities can all engage in it. The abundant bee products, such as honey, royal jelly, bee pollen, beeswax, propolis, etc., have high commercial value, and some even have specific therapeutic effects on certain diseases.