An agricultural cooperative in Shian town won three utility model patents for innovations on bee-breeding boxes. Deng Jiajun, a technical consultant, said the creations help save 80 percent of feeding bees and reduce 80 percent of feed for bees. "We applied for the patents not for profit, but to promote the healthy growth of the industry," he said. "We will offer the technologies for free to apiaries in need."

(Source: China Daily)