As sweet as Lac Sy honey

12/26/2021 - 12:31:17 PM

(HBO) - For last few years, along with forest farming, the livelihood of honey beekeeping has brought about prosperity to the poverty-stricken rural neighbourhoods of Lac Sy (Yen Thuy). This sweet nectar of the forest are enjoying chances of being further promoted as it qualified for standard of 3 star district level One Commune-One Product (OCOP) with viable prospect of provincial level OCOP certification.

Honey products by Lac Sy (Yen Thuy) Agricultural Cooperative qualified for district 3 star OCOP certification.

Guided by the villagers, we managed to arrive at the house of Mr. Bui Van Khoa, Manager of Lac Sy Agricultural Cooperative. As the autumn coming to an end, the dry weather means most of the flowers are withering, leading to drops in honey harvests compared to those during summer, he said. However, during this season the bees can add the sap from acacia and other plants to their diet, which increase the medical potency of the honey. The wild flowers nectar and acacia plant sap make Lac Sy honey stand out from other regions’ products.

Honey beekeeping has been around in Lac Sy since ancient time as the villagers learnt to relocate wild bees to homemade beehives. By now, the commune boasts 200 beekeepers, many among them wealthy, such as Mr. Bui Van Nam family in Thong Nhat hamlet with nearly 100 bee colonies, Mr. Bui Van Chieu in Sao Vot hamlet with 50 colonies.

Remarkably, since its foundation in late 2019, Lac Sy Agricultural Cooperative has become a hub spot to help villagers sell their products. Instead of beekeepers selling their honey at local farmers’ markets or in neighbouring districts, the cooperative steps in to offer quality certification and sell the products through interconnected buyers. In 2020, Lac Sy honey sold via the cooperative amounted to 1.000 litres with prices fluctuating between 150.000 VND and 200.000 VND per litre.

Mr Khoa shared his hope that with boosted promotion, Lac Sy honey will soon appear on the shelves at mainstream supermarkets, big wholesalers and electronic trading platforms.

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