How can beekeeping be made more innovative? Young farmer Li Ziying offers a new answer

Most people feel a little afraid when they see bees. This apiary, located beside Dahan Creek in Daxi, Taoyuan, was shown to us by a young woman. Li Ziying studied in the Department of Applied Foreign Languages at university, and after graduating she worked in overseas sales for a mold company; she was also posted abroad by the company for a short period. During one illness, her family cared for her attentively. She felt that her parents were gradually growing older, and so the idea arose of going home to help her parents run the apiary.

After much thought and discussion with her family, she decided to resign and go home to run the apiary. More than ten years ago, her father, because of a wild bee colony beside the house

, developed the idea of keeping bees. Relying on reading books and referring to how others in the same industry operated, he entered the beekeeping industry.

Just like traditional farming families, farm children have to help out from a young age. Li Ziying and her older brother Li Shanglin also grew up alongside bees. Li Ziying's father believes that his daughter coming home to help is a great help for marketing and promoting the products. In particular, his daughter's design of new product packaging has raised the products' quality feel and increased purchases by many younger customers.

Although the father, who is not good with words, does not say it on camera, it came through in conversation with him. He is quite happy in his heart that his children are willing to come home and take over and help.

Yet young people returning home to farm still encounter many difficulties. What kind of experience can be offered to friends who intend to return home to farm?

Young people love the land and return home to farm. This is a great help to agriculture in Taiwan, China, and the government should consider providing more resources to encourage young people to take up farming.