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| (China Daily) |
Being with bees for 16 years, Chen is familiar with bee politics.
"Knowing the bee kingdom helps you to raise them better," Chen says.
"Every hive needs a queen bee. Worker bees work as servants for the queen bee," Chen explains. "The queen bee is responsible for enriching their family members. A productive queen bee can lay about 2,000 eggs in 24 hours and has an average lifespan of between three to five years."
What Chen admires most is the worker bee, whose lifespan is around 40 days, though some may live for several months in winter.
Chen spends three months a year in Shandong, owing to the province's vast variety of flowers.
"Honey made here can be sold for 16 yuan ($2.6) for 500g," Chen says, smile on his tanned face.
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