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Beekeeping is becoming more popular in Cambodia

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jimmyboy

See you then. hopefully have a bunch of queen cells to show you tomorrow.

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andy

James, my lady picked up this the other day! I have said before I have little knowledge on the subject. Could you tell me any more? Then I will tell you what she did with it. But you may have an idea of that too :) 

 

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jimmyboy

yeah it is part of a wild harvested comb with sealed larvae.

my friend told me in his village a couple days ago that they climbed 40 m up a tree to one of the giant honeybee colonies- zapped it with a couple cans of Raid, knocked it down and ate it.

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jimmyboy

but for the small bees like A. cerana which this looks to be- they just burn the bees off and take the comb.

not much honey, larvae is what  they want.

usually grilled on charcoal

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andy

Thank you for the info James I would have never known. Yes she did barbeque it. I did not care for it. Personally give me a jar of honey and a slice of toast :)  

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andy

This may be of interest -

 

 

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Parrothead

 

 


This may be of interest -

 

It probably would be, if I understood Khmer.  :rofl:

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Bill H

I'm curious if there is much of a theft problem, both of honey and hives in Cambodia.  I know in Oregon, there is a thriving bee business, but theft is a growing problem for them.

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andy

Bill if something is not nailed down here, they will nick it.

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Parrothead

Bill if something is not nailed down here, they will nick it.

 

That's the truth!

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