(Cheorwon=Yonhap News) Reporter Yang Ji-woong = Cheorwon County, Gangwon Province, announced on the 24th that it is pushing forward with a project to support comb materials and packaging supplies to stabilize the management of beekeeping farms facing difficulties due to climate change and pest damage, and to reduce production costs.
The county plans to supply 2,952 bottles of honey containers to 11 locations reflecting the needs of beekeeping farms to alleviate the burden on farmers.
Additionally, a survey of the actual conditions, including the scale of breeding and the environment, will be conducted for local native bee-breeding farms by the 31st.
The responsible officials and specialized personnel related to animal husbandry will visit the site to conduct the survey, and it is planned to be used as basic data for establishing future policy directions.
An official from Cheorwon County said, "Beekeeping is an important resource of our agricultural ecosystem" and "We will help the sustainable growth of beekeeping farms by reducing production costs through joint purchasing of materials and establishing a policy basis through the survey."