Honey to become the bee’s kneesViet Nam expects to have sustainable development of the domestic honey and bee industry to improve output and quality of honey over the next two years. Daklak Honey Bee JSC. The Department of Livestock reports Viet Nam currently has nearly 1.2 million bee colonies including 16.6 per cent being domestic bees and 83.4 per cent being foreign bees. According to Nguyen Thanh Son, head of the National Institute of Animal Science, Viet Nam is the second largest honey exporter in Asia and the sixth largest honey exporter in the world. In 2014, Viet Nam exported nearly 50,000 tonnes of honey, earning US$150 million.

Source: VietNamNet News August 18, 2018 18:11 UTC