Beekeeping in the National Assembly? ... Raising 900,000 Bees to Gift Honey to Medical Workers in Daegu and Gyeongbuk

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[Asia Economy Reporter Park Cheol-eung] The National Assembly Secretariat announced on the 21st that it will promote an urban ecological restoration project using beekeeping on the rooftop of the National Assembly Library, which is an unused space.

The project is scheduled to run annually from May to August, and this year, 900,000 honeybees will be housed in 12 beehives. It is explained that the honeybees will significantly increase the pollination rate of fruit trees within a 5km radius, thereby restoring the urban ecosystem.

This initiative was proposed to the National Assembly Secretariat by Joo Ho-young, floor leader of the United Future Party, at the end of last year, and the beehives will be installed and managed by the Ansanggyu Honeybee Research Institute.

In the afternoon of the same day, a honey harvesting (采蜜) event is planned. The proposer, Floor Leader Joo, and Yoo In-tae, Secretary General of the National Assembly, will attend.

The National Assembly Secretariat predicts that about 600kg (120g × 5,000 bottles) of honey will be harvested, and the honey harvested this year will be donated free of charge by the Ansanggyu Honeybee Research Institute to medical personnel in the Daegu-Gyeongbuk region who were on the front lines of the COVID-19 response, as well as to National Assembly public service workers.

The National Assembly stated that it will continue to promote urban ecological restoration projects through various methods to restore Seoul's ecology, raise interest in agriculture, and donate honey to underprivileged groups.

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