Many people in the mountainous region of Nghe An go to the forest to hunt for golden beehives, and can earn millions of dong a day.

These days, people in many localities in the province are going to the forest to hunt for yellow beehives. The price of buying shell beehives from 1.6 - 1.8 million VND/kg is quite attractive to people in the mountains.

At this time, many people in the mountainous areas of the province are going to the forest to hunt for yellow bee nests (also known as yellow bees, white bees) to import to purchasing facilities. The places to hunt for yellow bee nests are bare hills, low hills, with many bushes. People who go bee hunting often bring water, milk, rice, gloves, specialized clothes... Photo: Huy Thu

The yellow bee builds its nests low, mainly hanging under the branches of acacia trees and shrubs such as sim, mua, and vat. Moreover, this species of bee is not too aggressive, so it is quite easy to take the nest. Because the number of bee hunters is increasing, the beehives are being heavily exploited, compared from mid-season onwards, hunting for beehives will be more difficult. Photo: Huy Thu

Hunting bees during hot summer days is quite hard. Bee hunters have to search all over bare hills, sometimes crossing passes, streams, and walking dozens of kilometers to find beehives. During the beehive fever season, in addition to the professional bee hunting team, people who go to the forest, cut trees, and weed tea... are also actively searching for yellow beehives to earn extra income. Photo: Huy Thu

A man in Hanh Lam commune (a commune formed by merging Thanh Duc commune and Hanh Lam commune of the old Thanh Chuong district) brought a beehive to sell and said: It is the beginning of the beehive season, the beehives are still small and few. On average, each day going up to the forest, people can collect about 2-3 kg of beehive per person. Immediately after coming down the mountain, people brought the beehive to local purchasing facilities to sell. Photo: Huy Thu

Depending on the size, the nest or the shell, the honeycomb is purchased at different prices. Honeycomb including the pupae is being purchased at some purchasing points in Hanh Lam commune for 350,000 - 400,000 VND/kg, the shell is purchased for 1,600,000 - 1,800,000 VND/kg. Photo: Huy Thu

Ms. Hoang Thi Tham, owner of a beehive purchasing facility in Hanh Lam commune, said: After purchasing the beehives, the pupae and shells are removed to be sold separately. Every day, her family has to hire 7-10 workers in the village to come and remove the bee pupae. Photo: Huy Thu

Honeycomb purchasing facilities usually pay workers who peel bee pupae by time or by product volume, with 30,000 VND paid for every 1 kg of peeled pupae. An active worker can only peel 3-4 kg of pupae in one session, earning about 100,000 - 120,000 VND. Photo: Huy Thu

After the bee pupae are shelled, the facilities will classify, box, consume immediately or freeze for storage. In addition to serving the needs of local people, bee pupae are sold to restaurants, pubs, and transported to the provinces. The retail price of yellow bee pupae in the locality is around 350,000 VND/kg, about 100,000 VND higher than last year. The shelled bee nests are collected by the facilities and imported by traders to the border provinces. Photo: Huy Thu

Currently, the mountain people who hunt for golden beehives import all the beehives they can find. Hunting, selling beehives, and removing bee pupae have brought income to many mountain people. In the hot season, when going to the forest to hunt for beehives, people need to pay attention to avoid heatstroke, accidents, and be careful to prevent fires and forest fires. Photo: Huy Thu

Peeling off yellow bee pupae in Hanh Lam commune. Video : Huy Thu

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