Orchard owners now rent bees at NT $ 3,000 per hive per day. This rental income now represents an important new line of business for beekeepers, and is even becoming a bigger source of profits than the sale of honey. Beekeepers and farmers are now more dependent upon each other than ever.
現在果農們還得向蜂農「租用」蜜蜂前去授粉，一箱蜜蜂一天 3,000 元「工資」，這也成了養蜂業者的新業務、新收入，利潤甚至比賣蜂蜜還好，蜂農與農民的關係，也更加輾轉依附了。