Wenjiang Honey

Wenjiang Honey

　　Wenjiang County is abundant in rapeseed. During the rapeseed flowering season, the honey produced is milky white with a thick consistency, making it a nutritious delicacy that can also be used medicinally. On the eve of liberation, there were 2,631 colonies of Chinese honeybees in the county. Starting in 1972, royal jelly production was trialed, yielding 50 jin. By 1977, the total number of Chinese and Western honeybee colonies had grown to 6,777, producing up to 800,000 jin of honey and 453.3 jin of royal jelly. In 1984, production...