Dongyuan Honey

Dongyuan Honey

　　On March 27, 2007, Dongyuan County was honored as the “Hometown of Chinese Honeybees” at the Second Executive Directors' Meeting of the Sixth Council of the China Beekeeping Association held in Guilin, Guangxi, becoming the first county in China to receive this title.

　　 　　It is reported that Dongyuan County has a history of raising Chinese honeybees for over a thousand years. In recent years, based on the development and utilization of bee products and market demand, the county has focused on beekeeping as a key industry to accelerate the prosperity of farmers in mountainous areas. It has vigorously carried out technical training, bee breed cultivation, prevention and control of bee diseases and pests, and the protection of bee resources. Currently, the county has over 1.5 million mu of nectariferous crops, 1,486 specialized beekeeping households, and nearly 110,000 colonies of Chinese honeybees distributed across 21 towns and townships. Last year, the county produced 1,460 tons of raw honey, generating an output value of 17.52 million yuan.