7.8 billion bees died this winter in South Korea; the damage to supply and demand for honey is limited

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Young-seop = The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs announced on the 7th that the number of bees that died this winter reached 7.8 billion. However, it is expected that the resulting honey supply and demand and damage to crop pollination (pollination) will be limited. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, there are about 2.55 million bees (about 200 million per group) for beekeeping in the country at this time of the year. Many bees died this winter, and the current number of breeding animals is estimated to be 2.4 million colonies, which is 6% less than this. However, as the honey production capacity of the dead colonies can be replaced by other colonies nearby, the supply of honey is not expected to be significantly disrupted. In fact, even in 2011, when the number of bees raised was the lowest at 1.53 million colonies, about 20,000 tons (tons) of honey were produced, more than the average year (14,000 ...