What does a female billionaire in Binh Duong do on a 5,000 m22 forest area to earn nearly 50 billion VND each year?

In Minh Hoa commune, Dau Tieng district, there is a honey beekeeping model of Ms. Pham Thi Thao, Director of Thao Trinh Honey Bee Cooperative&mdasha female billionaire in Binh Duong. This cooperative raises honeybees on an area of ​​5,000 m², bringing in revenue of nearly 50 billion VND/year. Ms. Thao is an example of a billionaire farmer who has become wealthy in the countryside.

Previously, Ms. Thao and her husband were secondary school teachers with the aspiration of beekeeping to develop the family economy and become rich sustainably.

Initially, she researched and learned about many honey beekeeping models and saw that developing the honey industry brought high economic efficiency.

After that, she expanded production to make beekeeping powder and process bottled honey. In this way, she focuses on the input stage, choosing the best food to raise bees.

The main food of the bees raised at Thao Trinh Honey Bee Cooperative is high-quality soybeans, roasted and ground just enough to ensure a reasonable nutritional content of protein and fat that meets the standards for bees to grow quickly and healthily. After a while, seeing that this model brought high economic efficiency, she expanded production, made her own flour to feed the bees, and processed honey to sell to the market.

The Thao Trinh Honey Bee Cooperative of a female billionaire in Binh Duong always strictly applies the farming process to ensure the ripeness and density of honey.

Ms. Thao shared, "Depending on the blooming season, the beekeeping box will be moved to the garden where there are flowers for the bees to collect nectar, and the farming process must be strictly applied so that when the honey season comes, the ripeness and density of the honey are guaranteed."

In honey production, special attention is paid to the cleaning and filtering process, as well as checking for residual nutrients in the honey so that the product meets the 4-star standard according to the regulations of the authorities.

Honey from the cooperative has many unique flavors, such as longan honey, coffee honey, cashew honey, rubber honey, etc.

Having succeeded in the honey beekeeping model, she and the beekeeping farmers of the commune established the Thao Trinh honey bee cooperative.

Currently, the cooperative has invested in machinery and equipment for honey filtering, watering, etc. Products that meet the standards of bottled honey have been sold on the market nationwide.

Up to now, the cooperative has expanded its production scale to an area of ​​1,000 m², with an output of 1,500,000 tons, with automatic and semi-automatic system technology.

To achieve results in the honey beekeeping industry, Ms. Thao has guided and always exchanged techniques with the cooperative members who have gone before, and at the same time enthusiastically guided and shared experiences with other members.

The cooperative does not raise bees in single boxes but in parallel boxes, designed with a breeding grid, with its own care methods. In addition, the cooperative also provides its members with honeybee feed.

Each year, the cooperative has a profit of billions of VND and creates stable jobs for more than 30 local workers, with an average monthly income of 10 million VND/person/month.

In addition to production and business activities, the cooperative also actively guides and disseminates knowledge and experience in production and business and supports materials and techniques for many local farmers.

Ms. Pham Thi Thao, a female billionaire in Binh Duong, has a honey beekeeping model on an area of ​​5,000 m², bringing in nearly 50 billion VND/year in revenue. This unique beekeeping model is located in Minh Hoa commune, Dau Tieng district, Binh Duong province.

Every school year, Ms. Thao and the cooperative members contribute 40-60 million VND to help students in difficult circumstances. In 2024, the cooperative contributed to building 2 charity houses in Yen Bai province and participated in many charity activities, including the "Zero-VND Market" in the province and Dau Tieng district, contributing to helping many less fortunate lives.

Ms. Duong Phuong Dung, Vice President of the Farmers' Association of Dau Tieng district, Binh Duong province, said, "Ms. Pham Thi Thao, Director of Thao Trinh Honey Cooperative, is a good farmer and businesswoman and received the award for Outstanding Binh Duong Farmer in 2024."

In addition to creating jobs for local workers, Ms. Thao also enthusiastically participates in activities and movements organized by Farmers' Associations at all levels, campaigns launched by the locality, contributing money to build solidarity houses, contributing to the Fund for the poor in the locality, etc.

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Author:  Vân Nguyễn
Source: Dan Viet News