"Beekeeping sites 'devastated' by heavy rains"

[Livestock News Reporter Joong-woong Jeon] Recently, due to heavy rains across the nation, beekeeping farms have been inundated, and beehives have been carried away by the rain, leading to successive damages for beekeeping farmers. As a result, the bee colonies (bee populations) are dying, and the beehives are being damaged, as well as the honey collection equipment being submerged, causing complex damages, and thus threatening not only the livelihoods but also the future production base of the farmers. Particularly, the beekeeping farms near rivers and low-lying areas are suddenly facing significant challenges.

[Livestock Daily Reporter Joong-woong Jeon] Recent heavy rains across the country have caused flooding in beekeeping farms, with beehives being washed away by the rain, leading to continuous damage for beekeeping farmers. As a result, bee colonies (bee groups) have died, and beehives have been damaged, and even honey collection equipment has been submerged, causing complex damage, and farmers are facing threats to their livelihoods as well as their future production base. In particular, beekeeping farms near rivers and low-lying areas have suffered from sudden river floods, with beehives being lost or buried in mud, and damage reports continue to come in. Currently, recovery work and damage assessment are being carried out simultaneously, and as additional damage cases are confirmed, the scale of the damage is expected to increase. For example, a beekeeping farm in Cheonan, South Chungcheong, suffered damage from the recent heavy rains, with over 100 beehives being submerged while ...