KGHM hosts third honey harvest event to promote bee conservation

KGHM organized its third annual honey harvest event in Lubin, aimed at educating children on the importance of bees and ecological awareness. The initiative, titled “Copper Bees,” is part of a broader project to maintain apiaries near the company’s various facilities, including mining plants in Lubin and Rudna, and copper smelters in Głogów, Legnica, and Cedynia.

Participants engaged in workshops to learn about beekeeping, including observing honey extraction and viewing bee colonies through a specialized glass hive. The event also featured modern educational tools, such as virtual reality goggles that allowed attendees to experience a flight from a bee’s perspective, and models representing different bee species from various continents.

To ensure the well-being of the insects, KGHM employs professional beekeepers and harvests honey only once a year, leaving the majority of natural food supplies available for the bees.