To bee, or not to bee
From top: Chen Jinheng, a beekeeper in Miyun county, works on one of his movable-frame hives. A Chinese honeybee pollinates a strawberry flower. The single story office building based on the design of a walnut tree hive is a landmark at a Chinese beekeeping demonstration garden in Miyun county. Photos Provided to China Daily Cheng Anqi / China Daily |
China's indigenous honeybee is fighting for survival, following the introduction of the productive Italian honeybee and increasing environmental degradation. Stories by Cheng Anqi.
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