따뜻한 이야기: 꿀벌, 참전용사, 그리고 희망

워싱턴의 루이스-맥코드 합동 기지에서 공공사업국 소속의 헌신적인 사람들이 "꿀벌 구조대"라는 새로운 직함을 레퍼토리에 추가했습니다. 이들의 임무는 독특하면서도 고귀합니다.

JBLM의 DPW 해충 관리자인 자말 브라운은 기지에서 자주 사용하는 롤업 도어 뒤에서 상당한 크기의 벌집이 발견되었다는 연락을 받았습니다. 브라운은 이 상황이 얼마나 어려운 상황인지 깨달았습니다. 벌집이 부대원들이 자주 이용하는 구역에 위치해 있어 벌에 쏘일 위험이 있을 뿐만 아니라, 생태계에 대한 꿀벌의 중요성이 의사 결정에 큰 영향을 미쳤기 때문입니다. 꿀벌은 세계에서 가장 효율적인 수분 매개자 중 하나로 농업에서 중요한 역할을 합니다. 미국 농무부에 따르면 꿀벌은 미국에서만 연간 150억 달러가 넘는 농작물의 수분을 담당합니다. 꿀벌의 부재는 식료품점에 있는 식품의 절반을 사라지게 할 정도로 치명적입니다.

이 미묘한 상황을 헤쳐 나가기 위해 브라운은 동료이자 지역 꿀벌 애호가인 셰인 헌터에게 도움을 요청했습니다. 헌터는 DPW에서 금속 가공을 주로 담당했지만, 지난 5년 동안 개인 시간에는 꿀벌 벌통을 관리하고 돌보는 일을 해왔습니다. 이 독특한 취미를 갖게 된 동기는 지극히 개인적인 것이었는데, 두 번의 이라크 파병으로 인한 외상 후 스트레스 장애(PTSD)를 극복하기 위한 수단이었죠.

헌터가 양봉을 시작하게 된 계기는 퇴역 군인을 위한 양봉의 치료 효과를 강조한 미시간 대학교의 연구를 읽은 후부터입니다. 헌터에게 양봉은 외상 후 스트레스 장애 약물에 대한 의존도를 낮추는 효과적인 방법임이 입증되었습니다.

동료 참전용사 더스틴 레이시먼이 설립한 밸러 비즈라는 지역 프로그램을 통해 헌터는 벌통을 설치하고 관리하는 방법을 배웠습니다. 현재까지 그는 JBLM에서 9개의 벌통을 성공적으로 이전했으며, 각 구조는 그의 헌신을 증명하는 증거입니다.

최근 JBLM에서 벌집을 제거할 때 헌터는 신기하게도 자신을 공격하지 않는 윙윙거리는 벌들에 둘러싸여 조심스럽게 벌집 층을 제거하면서 놀라운 침착함을 보여주었습니다. 그의 온화함은 그가 이 놀라운 곤충들과 얼마나 조화로운 관계를 맺어왔는지를 보여주는 증거였습니다.

#꿀벌, #재향군인, #환경보전, #양봉, #PTSD테라피, #생태계, #가치있는꿀벌, #지역사회지원, #희망적인이야기, #환경적영향

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