Rebirth in 1984, starting from beekeeping in the mountains

Chapter 160 Chinese Bee Protection Area!
Director Lin gave out a long paragraph of information all at once.

Especially this last sentence.

It can be said to be full of sincerity.

but.

Facing Director Lin's expectant gaze.

Fang Hongan shook his head lightly and refused outright.

The so-called Italian bees.

It is actually the abbreviation of Italian honey bee.

Compared with Chinese honey bees, Italian bees have stronger honey-collecting and fertility abilities.

Italian bees are also the most important bee species in bee breeding throughout the world.

Even though there are not many Italian bees in China now.

Wait about ten years later.

Italian bees have also become the most important species of bees raised in China.

If we wait until thirty years later.

The ratio between Chinese honey bees and Italian honey bees is even more disparate.

Even in many wild mountainous areas where Chinese honey bees originally lived, they have been squeezed out and have no place to survive.

So, in terms of trends, Italian bee farming.

It is indeed the mainstream of the future.

However, even if I know this.

Fang Hongan still does not want to follow this trend and abandon Chinese honey bees in favor of raising Italian bees.

The reason is that there is an emotional identification with the Chinese honey bees.

As native bees.

Chinese honey bees actually have many advantages.

Especially honey from Chinese honey bees.

In terms of quality, it is superior to Italian bee honey.

It is also more suitable for Chinese people to eat.

This is also in line with the positioning that Fang Hongan created for Linyuan Honey.

Linyuan honey takes the mid-to-high-end route.

We need output, but we cannot blindly pursue output.

What's more.

Later generations proved that Chinese honey bees have been bred and cultivated with excellent quality.

In fact, it is also possible to cultivate a population with breeding and nectar-collecting abilities that are not much different from those of Italian bees.

This is enough to show that the plasticity of Chinese honey bees is quite strong.

However, in previous history, the cultivation of native bee colonies came too late.

As a result, we took many detours and the results were promoted too late.

As a result, by the time it was finally bred, the entire beekeeping market had basically been occupied by Italian beekeeping.

Even if there are cultivation results, it will be difficult to promote them.

They may even suffer obstruction and slander from those vested interests.

This makes promotion extremely difficult.

This has also become an indelible pain in the hearts of many steadfast Chinese honey bee breeders.

It has become a huge regret.

As a beekeeper in his previous life, Fang Hongan had heard many experts in Chinese honeybee research sigh and lament about these regrets.

In his previous life, facing this situation, Fang Hongan could only shake his head helplessly.

However, in this life.

Fang Hongan has been planning for this and quietly accumulating strength since he started beekeeping.

nowadays.

Each of the six apiaries has a dedicated breeding room.

He is also continuously carrying out research projects with agricultural school students led by Huang Bin.

Mainly...it's breeding research.

Combined with the subconscious experience, plus the knowledge of agricultural school students.

Since this year, bee colony breeding in apiaries is no longer simply a pursuit of quantity.

And began to focus on the breeding of superior bee colonies.

In addition to selecting and breeding the existing population, Fang Hongan also regularly organizes people to go into the mountains to collect bees.

This kind of bee collecting is no longer for honey or to expand the bee colony.

The main thing is to select better drones and queen bees.

Even though they are all Chinese honey bees, they all live in these mountains.

But in fact, the mountains have complex terrain.

Or it creates the different habits and characteristics of these Chinese honey bees.

After generations of breeding, some bee colonies have undergone significant changes.

Select the queen bees and drones from these different colonies.

Through human intervention.

Conduct continuous experimentation and cultivation.

So far, some phased results have been achieved.

In the breeding room of each apiary, there are some very different Chinese honey bees.

Some of them are superior to the existing common Chinese honey bees in honey-collecting, disease resistance and breeding capabilities.

Three of them have been listed as key cultivation targets.

Prepare for large-scale breeding and then promote farming.

And this was in just less than half a year.

Based on this, Fang Hongan is very confident that better and higher-quality Chinese honey bees can be bred in the future.

This is also the reason why Fang Hongan refused so bluntly.

Director Lin refused when he saw Fang Hongan didn't have anything.

That's naturally a look of surprise.

He took a deep breath and was about to give some advice.

Guessing his thoughts, Fang Hongan quickly explained.

"Director Lin! We are still planning to continue breeding Chinese honey bees!"

"I know about Italian beekeeping. At this stage, the benefits are undoubtedly greater..."

"However, we beekeepers cannot just pursue profits..."

"The Chinese honey bee is a precious bee species in our country... If we all raise bees, then in the future..."

"I believe that as long as we step up our efforts in breeding, we will definitely be able to breed excellent Chinese honey bee varieties!"

"If... I must ask for your help! I hope you can report to County Magistrate Li and see if we can build a Chinese honey bee protection area on our Dongling Mountain!"

"In this protected area, it is forbidden to breed Italian bees. While protecting our native bee species, it also makes it easier for us to breed Chinese honey bees!"

……

Director Lin listened carefully and patiently to Fang Hongan's explanation from the very beginning.

When I first heard it, I was shocked by Fang Hongan's sentimental and visionary ideas.

As the Director of the Animal Husbandry Bureau.

He is also a professional.

From learning animal husbandry, to working as a technical officer, to being a technical instructor...

Step by step, we have come to this position today.

He could understand what Fang Hongan meant.

I also clearly know the far-reaching impact of this.

At this stage, many people are constantly planting or raising excellent varieties in pursuit of benefits.

But the protection of native species has been neglected.

This situation is very common in today's pig and chicken farming.

Take Xin County as an example.

Many years ago, local pigs were mainly black pigs.

But with the introduction of the more productive and more productive Landrace pigs.

According to statistics from their Animal Husbandry Bureau, in the past year alone, more than half of the village farms and breeders across the county have switched from raising native black pigs to raising Landrace pigs.

This trend has become even more obvious since the beginning of this year.

To the extent that people in the meat processing factory were constantly sighing.

If we wait another few years, it might be difficult to eat local black pigs again.

This trend...

From the perspective of farms and farmers, are there any problems?
Landrace pigs grow fast, produce more piglets, and are easier to breed...

The time cost and feed cost of raising one are only two-thirds of that of a native black pig.

In that era of material scarcity, the breeding of Landrace pigs was promoted throughout the country.

But it is undeniable that in terms of taste, Landrace pigs can never catch up with native black pigs. However, under this model of vigorous promotion across the country, if this trend continues, I am afraid that no one will raise native black pigs anymore.

At that time, the native black pig will be used.

Isn't it facing the situation of extinction?

In other words...

If Italian bees are promoted on a full scale, the situation faced by Chinese honeybees in the future will be exactly the same as that of native black pigs!
Fang Hongan not only anticipated this, but also put forward his own suggestions.

Chinese honey bee sanctuary!
It is prohibited to keep Italian bees in protected areas.

Moreover, according to Fang Hongan, their apiary is currently continuously optimizing the local Chinese honey bees...

This set of measures.

Not just novel.

And I am full of confidence.

When Director Lin heard this, his eyes lit up and his heart couldn't help but get excited.

"Director Fang!"

Director Lin looked at Fang Hongan with burning eyes, "Can you elaborate on the protected area? I think your suggestion is very good. Must we report it to County Magistrate Li immediately? I think the county will be very interested in it!"

"Also...are there any latest results on breeding?"

In a hurry, Director Lin couldn't care less.

All the thoughts in my mind were thrown out at once.

"some!"

Fang Hongan smiled and then nodded.

He had been planning the Chinese Honeybee Conservation Area for a long time.

Inspiration doesn't just come out of thin air.

Instead, it was borrowed from the later Northeast Black Bee Protection Base.

As early as the beginning of the year, we had already started writing materials and plans in this regard.

Not long ago, the writing of the plan was completed.

This time when I came to the county, I wanted to have a chance to talk to the county.

This time, Director Lin asked the right question.

He returned to the inner room, found the plan, and handed it directly to Director Lin.

Director Lin was a little confused when Fang Hongan nodded.

Wait for Fang Hongan to come out from the inner room and hand him the stack of papers.

Director Lin’s eyes widened.

This is really... not just talk.

It turns out that...the plan has already been written.

And after he carefully took it in his hand and read it carefully from beginning to end, he took a deep breath and looked at Fang Hongan with horror.

Fang Hongan’s plan.

There are thousands of words in this article, and it can be said that not a single word is redundant.

The organization is also quite clear.

Not only does it explain the importance of the Chinese Honeybee Protection Area quite clearly and fully.

It seemed as if they had anticipated that the county would be interested in promoting Italian bee breeding.

At the same time, the scope of the protected area and the main practices...

It's all written clearly.

It's obvious that this wasn't written on a whim.

Instead, it was the result of a long period of planning and accumulation.

That being said...

It is very likely that these were planned from the very beginning when the apiary was built...

Even so, from my previous personal contacts with Fang Hongan as well as other leaders' evaluations of Fang Hongan, Fang Hongan has always been described as a capable, active thinker, full of ideas and very stable person.

But at this moment, Director Lin also felt deeply shocked.

"Can I take this away?"

Director Lin spoke to Fang Hongan in an almost pleading tone.

"It was originally prepared for you!"

Fang Hongan took advantage of the situation and simply nodded.

"That!"

Director Lin nodded suddenly, stood up and said goodbye to Fang Hongan, "I will go to find County Magistrate Li and report to him!"

"Just wait for our good news!"

In his excitement, Director Lin also made a rare statement.

"Okay! Thank you, Director Lin!"

"No! No! No! I should be the one thanking you! Director Fang, you are such a blessing to our Xin County!"

……

Director Lin hurried away with Fang Hongan's plan.

then……

The next day, he rushed to Fang Hongan's rental house again.

Moreover, this time there was one more person coming with him.

To Fang Hongan, this person is an old acquaintance.

Secretary Wang beside County Party Committee Secretary Zhang Qingnan.

With Secretary Wang's arrival, Fang Hongan basically knew the situation regarding the Chinese Honeybee Reserve, and most likely it had been resolved.

Sure enough, as soon as the two entered the house, they exchanged greetings.

Secretary Wang conveyed the county's intention. After Director Lin handed over Fang Hongan's plan to Deputy County Mayor Li, Deputy County Mayor Li immediately made a special report to Secretary Zhang.

Later, in the evening, Secretary Zhang convened a team meeting of the county party committee.

Fang Hongan's proposal was unanimously approved at the meeting.

but……

This kind of thing of building a Chinese honey bee sanctuary... is not only happening in Xin County, I'm afraid it's happening throughout the country.

Those were all unprecedented things.

The county needs to report to the region and province.

Because the plan was written by Fang Hongan and the plan was also proposed by Fang Hongan.

Secretary Zhang wanted Secretary Wang to consult and learn more from Fang Hongan so that he could write a report and submit it.

Hearing this purpose.

Fang Hongan immediately smiled.

After Director Lin left yesterday, Fang Hongan was not idle either.

He had enough confidence that the county would agree to this plan.

We also know that this kind of species protection area is definitely a new thing in China at present.

Even if the county wants to build it, it would probably be difficult to make a direct decision.

So, last night, I took advantage of my free time.

Just wrote a simple report.

The report is also directly targeted at regions and provinces.

In addition to what is stated in the plan, the significance of establishing a protected area for the protection of Chinese honey bees is explained.

The internal reasons for building it on the eastern ridge of Tianmang Mountain in Xin County were also mentioned.

Finally, we expanded on some of the planning ideas.

The entire report can be regarded as a perfect supplement to the planning scheme.

"I just wrote it last night! See if you can use it!"

As he spoke, Fang Hongan threw the pages of report directly to Secretary Wang.

"Ok?"

He took it from Fang Hongan in astonishment.

Then, I just looked at the beginning.

Secretary Wang's head suddenly jumped and he couldn't help but raise it up.

He looked at Fang Hongan in horror.

The whole person's surprise is self-evident.

Director Lin on the side was also completely confused.

That's how long it's been...

This kid...

It seems like he can predict the future.

I knew they were coming to ask for this report.

I actually finished writing this report early.

This... is simply...

What a monster!

(End of this chapter)