JEONJU, March 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Rural Development Administration (RDA) announced on Wednesday that it had developed standardized guidelines for using honeybees and bumblebees as pollinators for mango trees. Mangoes are cross-pollinating crops that traditionally rely on flies attracted by seafood products for pollination on Jeju Island, the main production region in South Korea. However, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Interior and Safety has asked citizens to watch out for bee stings as bees are expected to become more active with the rising temperatures. Between 2015 and 2019, 69,890 people received medical treatment after getting stung by bees. Among them, 55.8 percent (38,970 people) were stung [...]
SEOUL, March 25 (Korea Bizwire) – “It’s amazing to harvest honey not in rural areas but in cities. Urban beekeeping is growing in popularity as it provides economic benefits as well as a healthier environment,” a Korea Beekeeping Association (KBA) official said. “Urban beekeeping,” also called hobby beekeeping or backyard beekeeping, is no more a strange [...]