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윙윙거리는 안식처를 공개합니다: 카슈미르의 활기 넘치는 양봉 전통

 

윙윙거리는 안식처를 공개합니다: 카슈미르의 활기 넘치는 양봉 전통

남부 카슈미르의 번화한 아차발 마을에서 불과 4km 떨어진 곳에 위치한 그림 같은 코타이르 마을은 고요한 자연의 초상화를 펼쳐 보입니다. 이 고요한 안식처에 들어서면 조화로운 소리의 교향곡, 즉 윙윙거리는 소리와 쉭쉭거리는 소리가 끊임없이 공기를 채웁니다. 바시르 아마드 두가의 드넓은 사과 과수원에서 안식처를 찾은 수많은 벌들이 내는 소리입니다.

양봉: 오래된 전통

양봉이라고도 알려진 양봉은 그 뿌리를 1만 년 전으로 거슬러 올라갑니다. 초기의 양봉가들은 야생 벌집에서 꿀을 채취했습니다. 시간이 지나면서 속이 빈 통나무나 바구니로 만든 인공 벌통에서 벌을 유인하고 관리하는 기술을 연마했습니다. 이 고대 관행은 이집트에서 중국, 그리스, 로마에 이르기까지 여러 문명에 걸쳐 이어졌으며, 특히 로마인들은 그 방법을 탁월하고 꼼꼼하게 문서화했습니다.

중세 시대에는 유럽과 중동에서 양봉이 계속 번성하면서 꿀이 귀중한 식량과 단맛의 원천으로 자리 잡았습니다. 하지만 19세기에 들어서야 이동식 프레임 벌통이 발명되면서 양봉은 혁신적인 혁명을 겪게 됩니다. 이 혁신 덕분에 양봉가들은 벌통을 효율적으로 검사하고 관리할 수 있게 되었고, 그 결과 생산성이 향상되었습니다.

카슈미르의 현대 양봉

코타이르 마을의 진취적인 양봉가 바시르 아마드 두가를 만나보세요. 그는 흔들림 없는 헌신으로 현대 양봉의 원칙을 받아들였습니다. 브라갬 두루의 스승 모흐드 유수프 바트에게 양봉 기술을 배운 두가는 현재 약 300개의 벌통을 보유하고 있습니다. 그는 꿀벌 군집의 건강과 활력을 보장하기 위해 현대 과학 기술을 사용합니다.

그의 양봉 방식에는 꿀벌의 건강을 보장하기 위해 매일 벌집을 검사하고 벌통에 위협이 되는 흰개미를 막기 위해 다양한 화학 처리를 사용하는 것이 포함됩니다. 이러한 과학적 접근 방식은 꿀 생산량을 크게 증가시켜 연간 10,000킬로그램 이상의 꿀을 생산하며, 연간 매출액은 7만 루피에서 9만 루피에 이릅니다. 또한 Dugga의 기업은 2~3명의 개인에게 고용을 제공합니다.


카슈미르-양봉의-잠재력


두가는 전통적인 사과 농사와 비교하여 양봉업의 비용 효율성을 강조하며 "양봉업은 수익성이 높다"고 주장합니다. 그는 카슈미르 계곡의 한계를 넘어 잠무에 약 2개월, 라자스탄에 약 5개월 동안 양봉장을 설립하여 현지 기후가 꿀벌 서식지에 적합하지 않은 겨울철에 양봉장을 운영합니다.

카슈미르 양봉의 잠재력

잠무와 카슈미르는 풍부한 원자재와 강력한 꿀 수요로 인해 인도에서 중요한 양봉 지역으로 인정받고 있습니다. 두가는 카슈미르에서 최고 품질의 꿀을 생산하며, 이 귀중한 제품에 대한 지속적인 수요를 누리고 있다고 자신 있게 말합니다. 그의 브랜드는 특히 겨울철에 그의 집에 모여드는 충성도 높은 고객층을 확보했으며, 이들은 그의 맛있는 꿀을 구입하기 위해 그의 집을 찾습니다.

#카슈미르양봉, #양봉전통, #현대양봉, #카슈미르농업, #꿀생산, #양봉도전, #지속가능한농업, #수분매개자, #카슈미르꿀, #바시르아흐마드두가, #카슈미르오르차드, #카슈미리과수원

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