Harvesting sweet success as beekeepers overcome poverty

A villager checks new hive accessories in Leye county, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, on April 20, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]

Villagers have left behind poverty by beekeeping and harvesting honey in Leye county, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region.

The annual output value of the beekeeping project is about 200,000 yuan ($28,245.73) and the village collective can gain a 120,000 yuan bonus each year, accounting for 60 percent of the total.