Up to that point, most beekeepers simply hawked nameless products along the shoulders of provincial highways, while ordinary grocery stores and teashops usually stocked cheaper imports from Thailand or mainland China, or sold low-quality honey with fructose mixed in.
過去蜂農產品的通路，大多以無名土產方式，在省道兩邊兜售，而主流的傳統超市或飲品店，考量成本，大多選擇價格較低的進口泰國蜜、大陸蜜，或者摻有果糖的劣質蜜。