LG helps native honeybee population buzz back

LG Group said Wednesday it has quadrupled the population of endangered native Korean honeybees to 4 million within a year as part of its biodiversity and ecosystem preservation initiative.

The group said it established a habitat for the native “Halla honeybee” near Hwadam Botanic Garden in Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province, last year and increased the bee population from 1 million to 4 million through a breeding project carried out with Korea’s first officially recognized native bee master, Kim Dae-rip