In China, Yunnan Province is the main producing area of pine pollen powder, and more than 60% of pine pollen powder is produced in Yunnan. The main production areas mainly include Dali, Chuxiong, Simao, etc. the powder is scattered around the Qingming Festival and ends in about 10 days. The effective harvest time of pine pollen is about 7 days around the Qingming Festival.
Yunnan Province is known as the “Kingdom of plants” and “treasure house of medicine”. The geographical characteristics of low latitude and high altitude have created the plant diversity here. The air here is pure, the flowers are continuous, far from industrial civilization, and the pollution is minimal. Large areas of Yunnan pine and Masson pine are distributed on this magical Red Soil Plateau. During the Qingming Festival, the pine flowers bloom, the mountain wind blows, and the pine pollen powder is scattered with the wind. It seems that the whole world is filled with the fragrance of pine flowers.
Yunnan Province is the main production area of pine pollen raw materials. More than 60% of pine pollen is produced in Yunnan Province. It can be said that most of the raw materials of enterprises producing pine pollen products in China depend on the supply of raw materials in Yunnan. Many enterprises outside Yunnan Province claim that their pine pollen is collected locally. Some enterprises also organize consumers to go to the local area to observe and observe the pine flowers in the season when the pine flowers are open. Consumers do see the pine flowers on the local pine trees, but no enterprise actually demonstrates the harvesting process. The reason is that the local altitude is low, and the pine plants are tall. If you want to collect pine pollen, you must climb the tree with the help of some tools like a ladder. It is dangerous, and the harvesting efficiency is low, so it is not feasible to harvest a large number of pine pollen powder.
In addition, the flowering period of pine tree is very short, that is, about seven days. If a large number of manpower can not be organized in a very short time, it will soon be dispersed by the wind. However, Yunnan province is a plateau area. Pine trees are short and can be harvested directly. They can only be harvested by stepping on a stool, so they can be harvested in large quantities. Even if harvesting is so convenient, each laborer can pick about 70 to 80kg of pine flower spikes every day, and only 2kg to 3kg of pollen after screening. Therefore, without the support of a large number of cheap labor, the efficiency and quantity of picking are limited. For outsiders in Yunnan Province, the economy is relatively developed, and the cost of organizing a large number of personnel will be relatively high. Few workers are willing to collect pine pollen under dangerous and low-income conditions.