Challenges and Benefits of Modern Beekeeping Equipment in Vietnam
Modern beekeeping equipment offers advantages such as easier management and higher honey yields, but comes with challenges like high costs and difficulty in sourcing materials. Investments in beekeeping require a substantial budget with potential risks due to various factors like weather and market fluctuations. Techniques and materials play a crucial role in beekeeping success, emphasizing the importance of using quality wood, stainless steel, and natural beeswax for equipment construction.
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Challenges of Introducing Modern Beekeeping Equipment Dinh Quyet Tam Vietnam Beekeepers Association
Modern Beekeeping Equipment Modern beekeeping using moveable frames hive Suitable for biological and physiological characteristics of the honeybees Easy for beekeeper in managing honeybees and harvesting honey, pollen and other products Easy to check and control parasites, pathogens and others by seeing and handling Suitable for both styles of professional and amateur beekeeper
Pros and Cos of Modern Beekeeping Equipment Pros Easier to manage bee colony Suitable for migration High yield of honey Cos A little difficult to make Little hard to obtain right material Expensive, someone is unaffordable
Lists of Equipment Items Quantity Price (est.) $ Beehive (1 stand deep body+ inner + outer cover+ bottom board) 1 35 Hive stand 1 4 Frames 10 5 Wax foundation sheets 10-12 8 Embedding tinned wire 400 gram Spur embeder 1 Smoker 1 5 Bee veil 1 1 Gloves 1-2 3 Uncapped knife 1 7 Feeder 1 2 Extractor (12 frames, hand-powered) 1 300 Filter 1 5 Funnel 1 6 Plastic containers 2 40
Major Challenges Investment Techniques Hygiene
Investment Big budget required: about 65$/hive (in average). Need to invest about 6,500$ for apiary of 100 bee hives Profitable But risks: Bad weather Bee poisoned Diseases Transportation Honey market turn down
Techniques Materials: Bee box: Wood to make bee boxes needs to be good ones. Vietnamese professional beekeepers prefer Hopea ordorata or Anisotera scaphula to other wood. Polystyren: Good and long last not really good for the bees in hot areas Extractor is made of stainless steel. (If made of tin its inside must be completely coated by beeswax) Wax foundation sheets: Need to be produced from natural beeswax and avoided contamination with other substances during process like paraffin or soap Constructions: Bee boxes and extractors are required skillful and knowledgeable manufacturers to make precious dimensions and firm joint to ensure for bees activities and security during movement and to be safe for honeycombs and hygiene of honey Usage: The beginner should be trained and practice in to handle arrangements for frames in beehive, attach foundation to frame, handle uncapping knife, smoker and extracting honey
Hygiene Bee box: Need to be checked and cleaned regularly to avoid diseases, mites and wax moths Other equipment like extractors, feeders, uncapping knifes, containers need to be cleaned up regularly to avoid contamination of mold, bacteria, dust and unwanted others Encourage to apply Good Beekeeping Practice and Traceability System
Recommended Solution Cooperation for investment Find credit sources with low interest Support credit from Governmental, local and International community, NGO Standardize major modern beekeeping equipment: bee boxes, frames wax foundation sheets, extractors and containers Manufacturers and suppliers certificated by Beekeeping Departure Find low-cost material and manufacture sources Training beekeeping techniques on good beekeeping management Apply Good Beekeeping Practice Obtain good and stable markets
