Beekeeping in Southern Thailand…………………….
Arrived in Bangkok on 23rd Feb and immediately on the following morning, Raymond and his wife, Koong, drove me down South to visit bee farmers to have a better understanding on how they keep Apis cerena. We arrived in a district called ‘Chum Porn” and there is a large community involved in honey farming. According to the village folks, they are called “The Cave Bees”.
During my last trip, I had gathered some information from Professor Michael Burgett, that Apis cerenas were kept successfully in the South and it will help tremendously if we are able to transfer the knowledge to Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai and Chiang Dao. So far the species has still not yet been use widely in the North. One advantage of using these species is that it is easily available and to capture them, literally cost nothing. This might be a good way for the rural farmers to start beekeeping rather than having to buy colonies.
When I went to open up a colony, I can feel the calmness in them and they were not as aggressive as the African siblings.
Came back on the following day and tomorrow we will be heading up North to Lampang, Chiang Mai and Chiang Dao. Long journey again. Gotta sleep early. š
Raymond and Koong preparing for the trip.
Beehive for Apis cerena
Interior view of the hive.
Bee farmer and I.
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I’m looking at setting up a bee farm in northern thailand and any info you could give me would be appreciated
You can try Chiangmai University, Agriculture department.