ISLAMABAD: Latest technology of Chinese beekeeping and use of Chinese technology, Pakistan has witnessed a historic breakthrough in the processing of bee-related products, especially increased the honey production.
These were finding of a workshop held under the Billion Tree Honey Initiative, organized by Department of Entomology Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi.
The online training course on beekeeping and honey processing technology at Arid Agriculture University
The training came just in time as he was eager to learn more about royal jelly production, bee breeding techniques, honey production technology, and bee-related product processing to reach the goal of the Billion Tree Honey Initiative, that is to produce 70,000 tonnes of honey through the introduction of modern beekeeping equipment, training in the latest technologies, standardization and product certification, and marketing.
It is challenging to receive technical training online, but one should be lucky to have a great online management team to make everything organized, he told China Economic Net.
Chinese professors demonstrated the country’s beekeeping technology through theoretical explanations and demonstrations on apiaries. And there were interesting introductions of Chinese culture, so we not only learned Chinese beekeeping technology but also had a deeper understanding of China. The training “beyond expectation” and was awarded excellent trainee at the end of the training program.
The training made people to realize that to further develop the apiculture industry in Pakistan, the first step should be to improve the skills of local practitioners in the production of various bee products, including royal jelly and other higher-value bee products, through training and capacity-building programs.
Therefore, they started to train local beekeepers in two categories. One is a short-term course that teaches modern apiculture technology for professional bee farmers. The other is middle-to-long-term training for green hands.
Previously, local beekeepers used to think that royal jelly can only be produced in natural beeswax cups and in queenless colonies. Therefore, mostly they remained reluctant to produce this valuable product due to the fear of a loose bee population in the absence of queens and considered royal jelly production costlier than net profits.
After learning about China’s royal jelly technology the participants decided to use Chinese technology. Then they invited several bee farmers to learn and practice together. To everyone’s surprise, royal jelly was successfully produced with plastic queen cells in colonies with queens.
The approach of Chinese people to work for the betterment of humanity through knowledge sharing is remarkable, which ultimately will pave the path towards social and economic stability of both the nations.
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