Malaysia’s stingless bees that many locals don’t know about could bring in RM3bil/year. [Website]
Abstract
For most of us, consuming honey is something we’d welcome with open arms, but going near beehives to farm it? Not quite. While the honeybee only stings as a last resort for self-defence, not everyone would have the confidence to walk into colonies of honeybees even with that knowledge. Though perhaps you’d be glad to know that in Malaysia, we’re able to farm stingless bees. Locally, they’re known as kelulut bees, and it’s actually an industry that’s reaped RM33.6 million in the country as of 2020, but has the potential to grow to RM3.03 billion in annual sales if developed. Hence, we interviewed 2 kelulut farms in West Malaysia (Bayu Kelulut, Kedah) and East Malaysia (R H Bee Farms, Sarawak) for more on the current industry.
| Item Type: | Website |
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| Keywords: | kelulut honey, Stingless bee, Entrepreneur |
| Taxonomy: | By Niche > Kelulut (Stingless Bee) > Behavior By Niche > Kelulut (Stingless Bee) > Breeding By Niche > Kelulut (Stingless Bee) > Diseases and Pests |
| Local Content Hub: | Niche > Kelulut (Stingless Bee) |
| Depositing User: | Norairin Natasya Zulkifli |
| Date Deposited: | 05 Nov 2025 03:51 |
| Last Modified: | 05 Nov 2025 03:51 |
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