With bees, is it better to keep Chinese bees or Italian bees?

Chinese honey bee is our Chinese honey bee. It is a native bee in my country and has a long history. Italian bees were introduced from the West to my country in the 1930s and 1940s. Because of their high honey production and rapid reproduction, they soon exceeded the number of Chinese bees cultured. It can be said that the vast majority of honey in China is produced by Italian bees. Nowadays, Chinese honey is called wild honey, and the price is much higher than that of Italian honey, so I am hesitant whether it is better to raise Chinese bees or Italian bees!

First we need to understand their advantages and disadvantages.

The advantages of medium-sized bees are that medium-sized bees have strong adaptability to the environment, can resist bad weather, consume less feed, and can resist many diseases and insect pests, especially mites that are devastating to Italian bees. Medium-sized bees are not afraid of them. . They are also agile, able to avoid natural enemies, are agile in collecting, and can use sporadic nectar sources. But there are disadvantages.

Disadvantages of the second-middle bees, the medium-sized bees love to divide and cannot maintain a strong colony. Their honey production is low and they can only harvest honey once or twice a year (because they harvest less, the honey is mature and of poor quality). Good), cannot produce other bee products, such as propolis, royal jelly, bee pollen, beeswax, etc.

Let’s talk about the advantages of Yi Feng. Italian bees have strong reproductive capacity, can develop and grow rapidly, can maintain strong colonies, and produce high amounts of honey. It can also produce other bee products, such as royal jelly, propolis, bee pollen, beeswax, etc., which are also very profitable.

Two disadvantages. Italian bees are less adaptable to the environment and are easily damaged by climate change. They have many diseases, such as chalk disease, rot disease,... and mites, which can never be cured. Therefore, keeping Italian bees requires more technology. In addition, Italian bees consume feed quickly. If there is no large nectar source for a long time, the feeding investment will be high.

So based on their advantages and disadvantages, we have to choose what kind of bees to raise according to our own conditions. If there are more than two large honey sources around, you can raise Italian bees. If there are no large honey sources around, you can raise medium bees. If you are willing to switch bees and chase flowers for nectar, feed the bees. If you are not willing to spend energy, feed the bees. After all, the honey bee can be harvested even if it is thrown away.

Both bees, Italian bees and Italian bees, can produce high-quality honey, but their advantages and disadvantages are so great. Only by making good use of their advantages can you make money!