JALALABAD (Pajhwok): The Canal Department has set up artificial forests for bees in a bid to increase honey production, senior officials said on Wednesday.
Canal Department spokesperson Syed Humayun Gharibmal told Pajhwok Afghan News they had started planting artificial ber trees three years ago.
The trees have begun to bear ber fruit and the production of honey has also jumped. Ber tree honey is famous in the world and the thorny shrubs play a positive role in preventing air pollution, says Gharibmal.
It is unclear how much fruit will be collected from the forests this year, but apiculturists usually place . . .
