The clan started looking for greener pastures. In 1975, they were delighted to find that Ilan County was abundant with tankan citrus, oval kumquat, and honeydew melon, and had almost no big beekeeping operations, either. Huang Dong-ming's father, Huang Chao-chi, moved his whole family and more than 500 hives of bees to Ilan to get a fresh start.
於是在民國 64 年，看上了宜蘭地區桶柑、金棗、哈密瓜種植繁多，又幾乎沒有稍具規模的蜂農，於是父親黃肇基便帶著全家人及五百多箱的蜜蜂搬到宜蘭，希望開闢一片新天地。