Cultivation small day

Chapter 404 Ask the beekeeper for advice

Considering that the most urgent task is to breed bee pupae, Kuang Ji took out the hive and placed it on a tree branch at will, then took out a bottle of spiritual liquid water and sprinkled it evenly into the hive.

Spiritual liquid water is the essence of spiritual energy, not only useful to humans, but also infinitely useful to small bees.After a short effort, all the spiritual liquid water seeped into the bee pupae, and those bee pupae with life fluctuations also gradually changed.

First, the appearance of the bee chrysalis, the color gradually changed from milky white to yellow, and then the soft body began to squirm continuously, and the small cloth-sized head slowly emerged from the hive, showing in front of Kuang Ji.

"Huh? These bee pupae have not turned into bees, but they can refine aura. Doesn't that mean that they may also evolve into spirit beasts? No, the lifespan of bees is too short, and it is impossible to compare with the queen bee. They have been baptized by aura. , At most, you can live for a while longer, and the honey you pick will contain a trace of aura, and it is impossible to evolve into a spirit beast."

When Kuang Ji used his spiritual sense to observe that the bee pupa absorbed and refined the spiritual energy in the liquid water, he was shocked.At first, I thought that the descendants of the golden spirit queen bee might also evolve into spirit beasts, but after thinking about it again, this possibility was directly overturned.

The golden spirit queen bee didn't know how long it took to evolve into a spirit beast. Even if she succeeded, she almost died due to lack of spiritual energy supply.These bee pupae are only the offspring of the spirit queen, and they were born under the condition of lack of spiritual energy, so they are inherently deficient.What's more, the current environment of the earth is not enough for them to evolve.Although Kuang Ji put them within the scope of the spirit gathering array, after all, the aura cannot be compared with the chaotic period.

"Forget it, let's save the animal bag to hold other spirit beasts in the future. These golden bees let them collect honey for me, which can enrich the species environment of the medicinal material base, and the honey they pick can also replace the spirit liquid water, and relieve my pain. burden."

The plan to let the bee pupa evolve into a spirit beast and then raise it in captivity was shattered, so Kuang Ji could only let go of his mind and start thinking about beekeeping.

"By the way, I remember that there is an old beekeeper in the village who has rich experience in beekeeping. My understanding of beekeeping is only on the Internet. Since I have decided to focus on honey in the future, why not ask him for advice, so as not to save me When he was away, there was a problem with the spirit bee." Kuang Ji's heart turned, and the face of a kind old man appeared in his mind.

Shengou Village is backed by the ancient sacred mountain, and has a unique environment for beekeeping. However, beekeeping requires both technology and capital investment, and most villagers are unwilling to do this.In the past, it was because everyone was poor and the backers could not afford to go up the mountain. Now, because there are many ways to make money, no one wants to keep bees.

However, beekeeping is a career after all. Although most people are unwilling to do it, in Kuang Ji's memory, there is an old man in the village who has been doing it silently for decades.

Speaking of which, the old man is also somewhat related to Kuangji.The old man's name is Kuang Yunlai, the cousin of the village chief Kuang Laiyun. He started keeping bees in his 30s and has been raising bees for almost 30 years now.

Kuang Yunlai's home is at the back of the village, next to the Ancient God Mountain, so the location is perfect for beekeeping.Although there are many pines and cypresses in Gushen Mountain, except for winter, the mountain flowers are in full bloom in the other three seasons, and there is no shortage of honey sources.In this way, it is very convenient for Kuang Yunlai to keep bees, and his beekeeping experience is getting richer and richer.

Thinking of the third grandfather, Kuang Ji quickly fixed the hive of the queen bee of the Golden Spirit, and then rushed down the mountain without stopping.

The bee farm brought by Kuang Yun was in the backyard of his house, and a back door was specially opened to lead to the Ancient God Mountain.

Kuang Ji is now considered a celebrity in the village, and his arrival inevitably surprised Kuang Yunlai.Kuang Yunlai thought that Kuang Ji wanted to buy honey, but after exchanging pleasantries, he realized that he wanted to keep bees by himself, and this time he came here specifically to ask for advice on beekeeping experience.

Everyone in the village knew that Kuang Ji was rich, and Kuang Yunlai knew even more that Kuang Ji wanted to keep bees for money. For this reason, Kuang Yunlai guessed that Kuang Ji was just for fun.Since there is no competition, Kuang Yunlai explained his beekeeping experience in great detail.

"Kuang Ji, beekeeping seems simple, but it may encounter many difficulties in doing it. For example, when I was young, I heard people say that beekeeping makes money, so I foolishly went into the mountains to catch wild bees and wanted to raise them in captivity. When I got up to harvest honey, I had no experience at first, and I didn’t know that there are many types of bees, but most of the bees that can be raised are Chinese bees and Italian bees.” Kuang Yunlai lamented his stupidity when he was young, and his words seemed to be Also with self-deprecating meaning.

"Third Grandfather, what kind of bee species are the Zhongfeng and Italian bee you are talking about?" Kuang Ji asked without shame.

"Hehe, Italian bees are generally artificially bred bees, while Chinese bees are mostly harvested wild bee colonies. Italian bees reproduce fast, have strong honey collection capabilities, and have high honey production and rich products. For example, there are honey, Propolis, royal jelly, etc. But they also have obvious disadvantages. The management intensity of Italian bees is high, the feed consumption is high, and the price of honey produced is relatively low. As for the Chinese bees, except for the low honey production and single product, other aspects are poor. It is better than Italian bees. If you want to keep bees, it is best to choose relatively simple Chinese bees." Kuang Yunlai explained.

Kuang Ji already had golden bees, so he didn't need to hunt wild bees anymore, so he could save a lot of worry on this one.

Kuang Yun came to see Kuang Ji and thought about it, and continued: "After the bee species is selected, the source of the bee colony is below. This is your first time keeping bees, so don't make the scale too large, so it is best to go to the mountains to catch some. The wild bees come back to breed. In some tree holes or stone caves in the mountains, it is possible to find the hives of wild bees, as long as they are brought back.”

As soon as the words fell, Kuang Ji said suddenly: "Third Grandpa, I bought a hive of wild bees in another place. It is a species of bees called golden bees, so I don't need to go to the mountains to catch wild bees. Tell me about raising them. What matters should the bees pay attention to, I can do it when I go back, otherwise it would be a waste to put it in the hive!"

"Oh? Golden bee? I heard that it is a particularly rare bee species in the south. I didn't expect you to buy a beehive. Good luck!" .

"Hehe, let me tell you about the things you need to pay attention to in beekeeping, so that the hive you bought back will not fall into your hands." Kuang Yunlai continued: "Since the choice of bee species and the source of bee species have been resolved, the next step is the venue." selection, beekeeping tools, colony management and disease control."

As soon as Kuang Yunlai's words came to this point, Kuang Ji interjected: "Third Grandpa, the site is on my farm, and I can also solve the disease prevention and control. Just tell me what tools are needed and how to manage them."

The golden spirit queen bee is a spirit beast, so she rarely gets sick, so she doesn't have to think about disease prevention and control at all.And those golden bees were also baptized by Kuang Ji with spiritual liquid water, and their physique and vitality became stronger.What Kuang Ji is most concerned about now is how to harvest honey, and how to manage the golden bee colony after it expands.Otherwise, he wouldn't have come here to ask for advice.

Kuang Yunlai had already preconceived that Kuang Ji's beekeeping was just for a moment's pleasure, so Xiaoxiao began to answer his questions.

(End of this chapter)