"Really? Could it be that a hornet is coming to make trouble? Alas, lately, Xingsha has always been hazy, which is very fatal to insects like bees, and in the past, a box of bees was full of six or seven pages, but now the speed of queen bee laying eggs has decreased a lot. There are only three or four pages left in a box of bees, and if this continues, all the beehives will collapse. Professor Li turned around and asked one of the students to come over and have a look.

The number of bees in the hive is generally not easy to count, and it is customary for beekeepers to count the number of pages in the hive. The bee hive is built on a rectangular wooden frame made by the beekeeper, and the hive fills the wooden frame to form a page. The beekeeper will decide how many boxes to add depending on the situation of the hive. The greater the number of hives, the more bees are in the natural hive.

The fewer pages he said, the fewer the number of worker bees, and the most important thing is that the reproductive ability of the queen bee has seriously declined. Either the queen bee is aging, or the queen bee is hurt. In this case, it is natural that the queen bee is affected by environmental pollution, and her reproductive ability has decreased significantly.

After a while, Yang Fachao ran back.

"Teacher Li, it's not good. The queen bee is running away with the bees. ”

"Let's go over and have a look." Professor Lai said.

Laiwang, Zeng Fangming and Kang Can also followed.

As soon as I got upstairs, I heard bees buzzing non-stop.

Laiwang could tell from the bees' voices that the bees seemed to be on guard. When bees move, they are wary of everything around them. After all, at this time, the queen bee came out. All the bees will circle around the queen bee for fear that the queen bee will be harmed.

"Teacher Li. Are the bees separating? Yang Fachao asked.

Professor Li shook his head, "No. In this box of honey, we didn't raise a new queen bee. How can it be divided? ”

There is no room for two tigers in one mountain, and two queen bees cannot fit in one beehive. Once two queens appear, the honey in the hive splits into two parts. The old queen bee would leave the hive with half of the honey. At this time, the colony of bees that have left the nest huddles together and follows the old queen bee around looking for a new nest. But this is clearly not the case at hand.

"It should be a matter of the environment. Let the bees feel that this old nest is no longer suitable for them to live, so leave their nest and prepare to find a more suitable place. Professor Li said helplessly.

The queen bee generally never leaves the nest unless the nest is overrun by a sworn enemy of bees such as a wasp or has bugs growing in the hive. For example, beehives have bugs due to poor management. Finally, it threatens the survival of bees. They will only move if their survival is threatened. Apparently, the severe effects of the smog have begun to slowly threaten the survival of the bees.

"I've been keeping bees here for over 30 years. This has never been the case. Now the area around the school has become a building, and the air is getting worse and worse. We're really not suitable for bee farming here. The boxes of bees I raise are all Chinese bees native to our Jiangnan. Although our Chinese bees are relatively small, they have one advantage, which is very similar to our people in the south of the Yangtze River, that is, they are hard-working and never picky eaters. These bees collect nectar no matter what kind of flower they have, and they are never picky. Extremely plant-friendly. Other than that. They are very industrious, and they will not let go of nectar in any corner of the surrounding area. Very cute. Keep bees. It's always a profitable thing. Neither feed food nor take up too much space. As long as it is well managed, it is rare to get sick. "Professor Li is still very affectionate about the bees he has been breeding for more than 30 years. Regardless, he always had a few crates of honey here. In the case of an infestation of various foreign bees. Professor Li still keeps a few boxes of Chinese bees.

"Actually, it's no longer suitable for beekeeping. Now the surrounding area has become a city. Bees have to travel for kilometers to collect nectar. It is completely beyond the range of bees. Fortunately, the greening of our agricultural university is good. These flowers and plants barely sustain these boxes of bees. But now the air quality is slowly getting worse, and this bee can't be raised. Yang Fachao said.

"Hmm. Xiao Chao is right. It's long been unsuitable for bee farming. It's just that I've been reluctant to keep these boxes of bees. A few days earlier, Fang Ming came over and said that someone wanted to keep bees. I have quite a few good breeds of bees here. But I still think that the most suitable bee in our Jiangnan is this Chinese bee. If you wish, you can take these boxes of Chinese bees. Anyway, I'm not suitable for keeping bees here, and I can give you whatever you need to keep bees. This honey is not worth anything, so I will give it to you directly. But you'll have to promise me that you're going to have to keep these boxes of bees. Don't throw them away. Professor Li said.

"This Professor Li can rest assured. We, the people in the mountains, cherish the most for raising livestock. Besides, we have a lot of nectar all year round. This bee collects honey for me every day, how can I be willing to discard them? Laiwang said.

"That's good. In fact, it is not easy to find such a purebred Chinese bee now. If you're willing to keep them, you'll take these boxes of bees. Wait a minute, I'll give you some books on bee farming. These bees have been producing me honey for decades. I'll have to find a good place for them, too. Professor Li smiled.

"Professor Li, if you are reluctant, you can visit us often. Although we are not very famous there, the scenery is not much worse than those scenic spots. When you have free time, you can come to us for vacation. Laiwang said.

"Yes, Mr. Li, I've been there. The view is indeed very nice. It's a pity that it wasn't developed. Zeng Fangming said.

"It's probably a good thing that it's not developed. If you develop it, it's a waste. Professor Li said.

Lai Wang nodded, "This year, the road on our side is about to be completed, and it will be a few hours away from our mountain village in the future." Professor Li, if you are free in the future, you can go to my farm for vacation. The place is basic, but the air is much better than here. ”

"Okay. When the time comes, don't dislike me, old man, and trouble you. Professor Li smiled.

But how to take the beehive has become a problem. Laiwang drove an off-road vehicle, which could put a beehive in it. But there are eight boxes of bees in total.

"I knew it would be better to drive a small four-wheeler." Laiwang said.

"It's useless for you to drive a small four-wheeler. Transport vehicles are not allowed to enter the city. Kang Chan said.

"Not really. Won't the car from our Fuwang Farm be able to enter the city? Laiwang said.

"By the way, I'll contact the master of Fuwang Farm, and ask them to come to the Agricultural University at night and drag these beehives back." Laiwang said, Fuwang Farm, and immediately thought of a way.

However, there is a problem in front of him, which is the bee that escaped from the box.

"Where did the swarm go?" Professor Li asked.

"Over there, over there." Yang Fachao pointed to the east and said.

That direction is near the river, where bees usually collect pollen.

"Bring a burlap bag and wait a minute, the bees will stop and we'll sweep them all into the bag." Professor Lai said.

Yang Fachao was very quick, and quickly went back to find a burlap bag. The bag is opaque, but breathable is good. In the future, it is very suitable to catch bees.

But bees can fly, and naturally they can run much faster than these two legs on the ground, and in a blink of an eye, the bees are gone.

"Bees can't fly far from their nests, so pay attention to the trees and corners around you, as long as you see scattered bees flying, you can find the traces of bee colonies." Professor Lai has a good understanding of insect habits and has studied bee behaviour for decades.

"Let's split up. I found a greeting and said yes. Laiwang said.

"Xiao Zhao, you're not familiar with this place, so come with me." Zeng Fangming said.

"It's fine. Could it be that a person of my age can still run away and get lost in the Agricultural University? Lai Wang said with a smile. This university campus is really big, there are several Zhaojiatun as big. You must know that Zhaojiatun is a mountain village, and the houses are relatively sparse.

"Then don't run too far, in case you can't find the way, just call me, and I'll come to you." Zeng Fangming said.

"He's not a kid, and he can't take care of himself?" Kang Can said.

Lai Wang smiled, he didn't bother to bother with Kang Can's little girl.

Although Laiwang has never raised bees, he still knows a lot about some of the habits of bees. Although bees have never been raised, how many babies in the countryside have not picked a hornet's nest? Although bees are not the same thing as wasps, their habits should be very similar.

Laiwang walked in the direction of the trees, but there was no sign of the bees.

Laiwang suddenly remembered that when he was making caramel in the countryside, putting the tools that had been used to make caramel outside would attract some wild bees. Although there is no sugar in Laiwang's hand, there are a lot of flowers in the space. The fragrance of flowers in the space is much more fragrant than ordinary flowers.

Laiwang walked to a no-man's corner, got a bouquet of orchids out of the space, Laiwang put the orchids into his nose and smelled them, the fragrance was strong, and he could smell a hint of sweetness from the fragrance of the flowers. The effect does not seem to be as good as Laiwang imagined. Laiwang walked past a school building, but there was still no trace of bees.

Walking through the teaching building, I saw a clearing, not far away there is a football field, the green around the football field is good, dense camphor trees and metasequoia are arranged in an orderly manner on both sides of the road.

Laiwang is holding a beautiful bouquet of orchids, which is quite eye-catching, and Laiwang looks no different from a college student. Others thought that Laiwang was holding flowers and preparing to give them to his girlfriend.

"Hey, what do you think that's that?" A student on the side of the road stopped and pointed to the sky and said loudly.

When everyone looked up, they saw a large swarm of bees buzzing and swooping down on the treetops.

Laiwang heard the shout and looked back.

"My mother-in-law!" Laiwang screamed miserably, and then pulled out his legs and ran.

But the bee swooped like a gust of wind. (To be continued......)