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Beekeeping is becoming more popular in Cambodia

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James. I want to give it a shot, anyway, whether they live, die, thrive, or fail.

 

It may be worth doing a little research before hand, especially on a radius around the farm and neighbouring farms. Rice and more rice.    

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And how about you let me run this forum?

 

Who is giving who shit?

 

James back to the subject, the wild bee collectors in the area are getting substantial returns for their labour, with very little outlay. Also having a export trade.

 

How many hives do you propose to have, and what would your outlay be. When you have all your hives up and running what will your estimated profits be.  

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Parrothead

Who is giving who shit?

 

You were attempting to take on the role of a moderator:

Please lets keep on the subject Paul. Lets not turn this into a (Retirement Visa Post).

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It may be worth doing a little research before hand, especially on a radius around the farm and neighbouring farms. Rice and more rice.    

 

No reason to do so. I have read a lot about bees and already know they may travel up to several kilometers from the hive. Surely, there are some flowers within that range.

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Surely, there are some flowers within that range.

 

Enough to support a bee colony? If you don't want to check out the local area. You could plant on your land to be sure.

Also because of the soil conditions of Cambodia, I would not be surprised that your neighbouring rice farms are using heavy pesticides.

Believe me Paul it is worth the trouble to look more deeply in your area.        

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Enough to support a bee colony? If you don't want to check out the local area. You could plant on your land to be sure.

Also because of the soil conditions of Cambodia, I would not be surprised that your neighbouring rice farms are using heavy pesticides.

Believe me Paul it is worth the trouble to look more deeply in your area.        

 

The farmers there can barely afford fertilizer, much less, pesticides. Many out there still don't have mains power, even though the required deposits have dropped.

 

Not sure how much pollination rice will need anyway. :D

 

Like I said, I will give one colony a try. If they thrive, all is good. If not, I may try a hive or two elsewhere.

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The farmers there can barely afford fertilizer, much less, pesticides. Many out there still don't have mains power

 

Peasant farmers will do anything to grow their crops. Or they will not eat.

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Peasant farmers will do anything to grow their crops. Or they will not eat.

 

Well, Andy. All I can say is, I never tried beekeeping, or much of what we are now doing at the farm. Chan, while knowing a lot of what we are doing, is not voiced in beekeeping either. But, she too, is willing to give it a shot. So, one thing is for damned sure. If we don't try, we will never know if we could have succeeded. 

 

Not to mention, I cannot worry about what every farmer, within several kilometers of our farm, does to grow their crops. All we can do is use all naturals and organics, to keep our farm as green as possible. 

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So Andy, there is a lot of information out there from google, if you would like a full blown business plan i suggest you exercise due diligence. I am not  trying to do business here. Merely sharing my personal experience ( on Paul's request ) for the sake of interest by forum members.I would refer you to the FB group referenced above if you have in depth questions, or perhaps some of the international beekeeping groups on fb.

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