 The minefields honey project bees to help demine Ukraine Since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion Ukraine has become one of the most heavily mined countries in the world according to the Kiev Post publication It is noted that according to Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs about 8 million hectares of land is now mined in the country of These six million are in the temporarily occupied territories and two million have already been liberated from Russian occupation The Ministry calculated that the total area of mined land constitutes 30% of the country's territory more than 174,000 square meters This spans private territories critical infrastructure bodies of water forests and fields to tackle a problem on such a scale the Ministry took an outside-the-box approach and partnered with creative agency Sachi and Sachi Ukraine and the agro industrial company Colonel to set up the minefields honey project The basic idea is to use drones to sow mine fields with seeds of honey plants therefore avoiding human contact with the mines their nectar will be collected by bees thus minefields honey The Ministry plans for Ukrainian diplomats to take this honey to meetings and on work trips handing it to public figures around the world The project's creators conducted consultations with agronomists the state emergency service Dronearium Ukraine and the Union of Beekeepers of Ukraine This involved a combination of preparatory work testing seeding with drones and seeking professional advice on various elements The project is set to be fully operational from the next agricultural season and the website for pre-ordering honey is already in place