A survey of the increased life of Japanese bees (Ji Yimin Daily)-Yahoo! Journalism

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The activity of setting handmade Japanese honeybee hives on trees (last November, in Minabe town, Wakayama prefecture)

　Wakayama Prefecture resident group "Bishi Forest Club Centennial Forest" (president of Hashimura) is committed to the protection of Japanese honeybees, in addition to the previous beehive setting activities, but also began a habitat survey. Because Japanese honeybees are decreasing, they show a desire to "if they can take as many countermeasures as possible" for the purpose of finding the main reason. In February 2020, the group was made up of eight people, including volunteers from residents in the city of Mikucho, which keeps Japanese bees. Japanese honeybees play an important role in the World Agricultural Heritage "Minabe Tanabe plum blossom system", such as helping to pollinate flowers and plants, such as specialty plum blossoms. In order to bring the creatures as the concept of agricultural heritage back to diverse forests, it was suggested from the NPO "Bi Forest Club" of Nara, which is engaged in natural forest regeneration activities, to continue activities to protect Japanese honeybees. Mainly committed to hand-made beehives, set in the mountains. Because there are very few holes (tree holes) inhabited by bees, so far, with the help of residents, they have been set up in three places, such as the "Minabe century-old forest" in the mountains and forests of the eastern Minabe town. Newly committed to the investigation of living conditions. According to the president of Shimura (78 years old), Japanese honeybees are said to be declining across the country, and there has been an extreme decline in the same town of Takachi and Qingchuan since two years ago. He said that out of the sense of crisis that "if it goes on like this, it may become extinct", he hopes to target additional countermeasures. First of all, on the 23rd of this month, we will make beehives by hand with the assistance of the residents, take them home and carry out activities set up around their own homes and other places. When the hive narrows, about half of the Japanese bees leave the new queen bee and move to another hive with the old one from spring to summer. According to the president of Xiamura, there have been fewer and fewer places that have become its nests in recent years. The scope of action is about 4 kilometers and lives on the street, so it is considered that the setting of the nest box is effective. It is said that residents who participated were asked to confirm the entry of bees into the hive and then observe the behavior and report it. On the 23rd, the beehive production residents participated in the fundraising beehive production twice starting at 10:00 and 1pm on the 23rd, and the Ishikawa forest combination was implemented in the same town. Each quota is up to 10. The deadline for application is 14 days. It is committed to supporting the cause of residents' proposed regional activities of the World Agricultural Heritage Promotion Association. It takes the residents of Mamabe town and Tanabe city as the identified area of the World Agricultural Heritage "Minabe Tanabe Plum Blossom system". Free of charge. Registration and consultation all went to Beichuan Forest combination (0739 76.2014).

Ji Yimin newspaper