Luoping is a little countryside in eastern Yunnan situated
about 228 KM north east of Kunming China. In the spring, Luoping turns into an
ocean of flowers. It is located close to the border of Yunnan with Guizhou and
Guangxi provinces. The town was frequently ignored by visitor passing through
the region until recently. It had become a Mecca for photographers, who flock
to this little county every early spring to capture the wonderful “sea of
yellow” of blooming rapeseed flowers. The magnificent photos in turn, draw more
and more tourists to this beautiful rural photographic haven. It's that time of
the year that the rapeseed flowers or canola are in full bloom. Photographers
flock to this beautiful destination to capture the stunning sight rolling hills
surrounded by bright yellow flowers as far as the eye can see. The blooming
buds fill the air with the refreshing smell of spring that not only is a magnet
for human, but also bees. The attractiveness of the yellow sea of rapeseed
flowers swaying in slow swirling waves in the gentle breeze is a sight that is
out of this world. It is also the period for beekeeping and honey processing.
Beekeepers set up base in tents surrounded by the rapeseed farms every spring
to keep bees and harvest their honey- the bees feed on the rapeseed flowers.
Hence the majority rapeseed farms are also abuzz with bees in the spring and
can be a small irritating. These beekeepers move on to other locations within
Luoping after the rapeseed season, using wildflowers as feedstock for their
bees.
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