Its research direction and task are: to improve the economic and social benefits of beekeeping in China and promote the modernization of beekeeping science and technology, to carry out applied basic research and explore the application of high technology in beekeeping science.

Since its establishment, it has undertaken many scientific research projects such as national key scientific research projects, national natural science foundation projects, provincial and ministerial scientific research plans, and local and industrial bee research tasks, and * * * has achieved 82 scientific research achievements, including 58 award-winning achievements; * * * 19 authorized patents, including 7 invention patents; Compile and publish more than 1 scientific monographs and popular science books; The research field covers all stages of apiculture, including high quality, high yield and high efficiency bee breeding technology and equipment, bee genetics and breeding, bee pest control, bee seed resources and increasing agricultural pollination, bee product chemistry and comprehensive deep processing utilization, bee product quality safety and detection, etc., which has made due contributions to promoting the scientific research and technical development of apiculture in China.

in order to speed up the transformation of scientific and technological achievements, the bee research institute established "Beijing zhongmi technology development co., ltd.", which specializes in the production and sales of bee products. Relying on the most advanced scientific and technological achievements of the Institute and the quality monitoring of the Bee Products Quality Supervision, Inspection and Testing Center (Beijing) of the Ministry of Agriculture, the "Huaxing" brand products independently developed by the company have a high reputation among consumers, and many products have obtained the health food approval number issued by the State Food and Drug Administration.

In the 5 years of pioneering work, the Bee Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences has grown from a dozen scientific and technical personnel to 97 employees, including 25 with senior titles and 29 with intermediate titles. 6 doctors and 2 masters; At present, there are 2 second-class outstanding talents in China Academy of Agricultural Sciences and 5 third-class outstanding talents in China Academy of Agricultural Sciences.