Korea: Seoul enlists corporate muscle, rooftop hives to save endangered bees
Profits generated from the honey harvest are funneled directly into vocational training programs for young adults with borderline intellectual functioning.
By Jhoo Dong-chan
Korea Times
May 21, 2026
Excerpt:
Amid shifting global climates and expanding urban concrete, the survival of the humble honeybee has become a critical barometer for ecological health. In Korea, where rapid urbanization continues to threaten natural habitats, civic leaders are turning to an unexpected combination of corporate sponsorship and public infrastructure to create sanctuary spaces.
The Seoul Metropolitan Government, in partnership with Hyundai Engineering, inaugurated the “Plan Bee No. 2 Garden” Wednesday at Boramae Park in southwestern Seoul. The opening, intentionally timed to coincide with the United Nations’ World Bee Day, marks a significant step in a three-year corporate-civic initiative designed to foster biodiversity within the capital.
The new pocket sanctuary covers a 120-square-meter honeybee garden alongside a specialized 60-square-meter rooftop apiary housing five distinct bee colonies. To minimize friction between insects and parkgoers, the urban hives have been carefully sequestered atop the park’s administrative office building, keeping flight paths clear of major pedestrian walkways.
Rather than relying on static green space, the garden utilizes a natural grassland style engineered with a multilayered planting structure. Biologists selected regional flora based on staggered blooming cycles to ensure a steady food supply from spring through late autumn. Thyme and daisies anchor the spring forage, giving way to salvia and agastache in summer, and asters to carry the bees through late autumn.
Source: https://cityfarmer.info/korea-seoul-enlists-corporate-muscle-rooftop-hives-to-save-endangered-bees/
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