The Rural Development Administration (RDA) of Korea has published a revised edition of the…

The Rural Development Administration (RDA) of Korea has published a revised edition of the "Standard Beekeeping Terms in Easy Korean," introducing 31 beekeeping terms in simpler Korean. Terms like '소상' (so-sang) and '계상' (gye-sang) have been replaced with '벌통' (beehive) and '덧통' (honey super), respectively, reflecting feedback from both field practitioners and academia.

Many beekeeping terms in Korea originated from Japanese kanji or outdated expressions, causing difficulties for new beekeepers and the public in understanding beekeeping information. To address this, the RDA's National Institute of Agricultural Sciences first published an initial glossary with easy Korean terms and has now updated it by adding and refining terms based on expert and field input.