#秋日生活日记#金秋时节, the sky is high and the clouds are light, and the breeze is not dry, which is the harvest season that nature generously gifts, and it is also the best time for bees to be busy collecting honey.
In the mysterious and charming Black Valley, a well-known summer resort in Chongqing, there is a "sweet messenger" who dances with bees - Wang Fei, whose story is like a jar of old honey, the more you taste it, the more flavorful it becomes.
Wang Fei, born in 1973 in Yingzhai Village, Nantong Town, Wansheng Economic Development Zone, Chongqing, is an ordinary rural man, but he has an extraordinary philosophy of life.
He has been curious about the world since he was a child, loves to learn and study, and seems to be born with a desire to explore the unknown. Singing and painting, these may seem to ordinary people to be just hobbies, but he can have a good time.
He even won the second prize in the district-level singing competition, and was hired as an art teacher for two years, allowing the children in the village to appreciate the charm of art.
Not only that, he also has a unique insight into making tofu, and the "hot pot tofu" has become a special delicacy in the Wansheng area, which makes people have endless memories.
And the sorghum liquor he brewed has won the favor of many wine friends with its pure taste, and its sales have been good.
However, fate does not seem to be satisfied with letting Wang Fei just become a versatile rural artist, and by chance in 2008, he formed an indissoluble bond with beekeeping, and since then he has embarked on a road full of sweetness and challenges.
It was a sunny spring day, and while Wang Fei was working in the fields, he stumbled upon a swarm of busy bees, shuttling among the flowers, as if weaving a dream about hard work and harvest.
At that moment, Wang Fei was deeply attracted and decided to become a beekeeper to pursue the sweetness that belongs to nature.
The road to beekeeping is not all smooth sailing. At first, Wang Fei suffered a lot of setbacks due to his lack of experience.
But he did not give up, with his love for beekeeping and that unyielding energy, he began to study everywhere, visited famous teachers, and read a large number of beekeeping books and materials.
Every failure has become a valuable experience for him on the way forward; Every challenge made him more determined in his choice.
In this way, Wang Fei gradually accumulated a wealth of knowledge about beekeeping, and grew from a layman to a real beekeeping expert.
In order to collect the most pure and natural honey, Wang Fei chose to live alone in the mountains, with bees as his companion, and worked for 11 years.
Black Valley, a mysterious place with a forest coverage rate of up to 97%, is known as the "Chongqing Guizhou Biological Gene Bank", with four distinct seasons and picturesque scenery, and it is a paradise for bees to collect honey.
Every spring and summer, more than 300 kinds of wild medicinal flowers bloom, including precious medicinal materials, such as honeysuckle, wild chrysanthemum, etc., provide a rich source of nectar for bees.
Wang Fei said that every flower and every drop of honey here contains the essence of nature and is his most precious treasure.
Wang Fei raises Chinese bees, which are wild mountain flowers and soil honey brewed by bees, which is very different from ordinary honey.
It has a sweet but not greasy taste, flat nature, high nutritional value, not only has the effect of promoting digestion and absorption, calming and sleeping, quenching thirst, moistening the intestines, detoxification, etc., but also can effectively improve the body's immunity, and is a real natural health care product.
Whenever he talks about his honey, Wang Fei's face is always filled with a smile of pride and satisfaction, which is the best reward for his hard work.
However, the road to beekeeping is not only sweet, Wang Fei admits that the current beekeeping environment is not optimistic.
First, beekeeping is hard and the income is meager, many rural people choose to work in the city, and they are unwilling to engage in this hard and unprofitable industry. Beekeepers are out and about all year round, eating and sleeping in the open, which is both lonely and hard.
Wang Fei himself has experienced countless sleepless nights, not only worrying about the infestation of wild beasts and poisonous snakes, but also beware of the patronage of thieves, and the living conditions are very difficult.
Second, it is difficult to sell real honey, fake honey is rampant in the market, and consumers often find it difficult to distinguish between real and fake, which makes it difficult to find a market for real honey.
Wang Fei was deeply saddened by this, and he called on relevant departments to strengthen market supervision, improve industry standards and regulations, so that the honey industry can be healthy and sustainable, so that consumers can drink healthy honey and rest assured of honey.
What worries Wang Fei even more is that the beekeeping industry is facing the dilemma of having no successor. With the older generation of beekeepers gradually quitting and young people reluctant to take on the hard work, the future of the beekeeping industry is in jeopardy.
Wang Fei knows that in order to change this situation, it is necessary to fundamentally improve the income and social status of beekeepers, so that more people can see the value and significance of beekeeping.
Despite this, Wang Fei still sticks to his beekeeping business. He insists on doing things with integrity, being honest and honest, and never harms others.
When facing consumers, he always patiently teaches them how to distinguish real and fake honey, so that people can buy with confidence and drink healthily.
It is this sincerity and perseverance that has won Wang Fei's honey in the Black Valley area to win a good reputation, and the supply exceeds demand, and even many customers take the initiative to buy it.
In 2024, Wang Fei's honey will be harvested again. The wild potpourri nectar he collected from the Black Valley has maintained the most original taste and nutritional value without any processing and addition, and has been trusted by old customers and attracted the attention of many new customers.
Wang Fei said that he will continue to stick to the deep mountains, be accompanied by bees, and brew more high-quality honey with his own hands, so that this sweetness from nature can be passed on to more people.
Wang Fei's story is a story about perseverance and dreams, a story about hard work and harvest.
In this golden autumn season, let us walk into the Black Valley together, feel the sweetness and beauty of nature, and witness the legendary life of a beekeeper.
About the Author
He is a member of the China Folk Photography Association, a senior member of the Chongqing Photographers Association, a member of the Photographers Association of Yuzhong District and Shapingba District, a member of the People's Daily, Xinhua News Agency, Qiushi, Guangming Daily, Visual Chongqing, and a contracted photographer of Upstream News.
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