서퍽 양봉가의 놀라운 18마일 꿀벌 회랑

로우스트프트에 거주하는 70세의 스티브 배럿은 그림 같은 서퍽 해안을 따라 18마일(29km) 길이의 벌 통로를 만드는 특별한 임무를 시작했습니다. 10년에 걸친 이 놀라운 노력은 이 중요한 꽃가루 매개체를 보존하고 육성하기 위한 그의 헌신을 증명하는 증거가 되었습니다.

최대 40개의 벌통과 320만 마리의 꿀벌로 북적이는 스티브 배럿의 노력은 이 곤충이 우리 생태계에서 얼마나 중요한 역할을 하는지를 일깨워줍니다. "꿀벌은 놀라운 수분 매개자이며 우리에게는 꿀벌이 필요합니다."라고 그는 강조하며 이 작은 생물이 우리 세계에 중추적인 기여를 하고 있음을 인식하고 있습니다.

그의 비전은 자신의 양봉장을 넘어선 것입니다. 스티브는 더 많은 재개발 부지에 양봉장이 들어서고, 양봉장의 부지런함이 환경에 긍정적인 영향을 미치는 풍경을 상상합니다. 그가 세심하게 만든 벌 통로는 꿀벌과 다른 꽃가루 매개체가 이동할 수 있는 중요한 통로를 제공하여 서식지 유지에 필수적인 꿀을 수집합니다.

'해변의 꿀벌'로 알려진 스티브의 이니셔티브는 총 7개의 양봉장을 아우릅니다. 스티브의 벌통은 그 중요성뿐만 아니라 독특한 디자인으로 차별화됩니다. 사우스월드 또는 로우스트소프트 해변 오두막을 닮은 이 벌통은 바로 그 오두막의 자투리 목재를 활용하여 지속 가능한 방식으로 제작되었습니다. 각 벌통은 최대 80,000마리의 꿀벌을 보호할 수 있어 꿀벌 활동의 중심지가 됩니다.

그의 양봉 여정은 노퍽 데어햄에서 학창 시절에 부대표인 해롤드 휘트비로부터 시작되었습니다. 스티브는 "벌을 검사한 후 벌에 쏘이지 않고 지나갈 수 있으면 하우스 포인트가 주어졌는데, 안타깝게도 저는 성공하지 못했습니다."라고 회상하며 당시를 회상합니다.

스티브 배럿이 설명하는 양봉의 진정한 즐거움은 도전의 스릴에 있습니다. 여왕벌을 만날 때의 흥분은 그의 열정을 계속 불러일으키고 있으며, 이는 그의 변함없는 헌신을 증명하는 증거입니다.

#벌통로, #서퍽양봉가, #수분매개자, #환경보전, #양봉, #지속가능성, #지역사회노력, #꿀벌회랑, #담비키퍼

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