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The Beekeeper’s Handbook 3rd Edition

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  by Diana Sammataro and Alphonse Avitabile Published by Comstock Publishing Associates a division of Cornell University Press 1998 Review by Jerreth McLaughlin This book is a classic for anyone interested in Beekeeping. My husband, George uses it in all of the classes he teaches on Beekeeping. It gives a good overall history of bees. At …

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Beekeeping: Beware of Internet Scams and “Experts”

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Thinking of bees, Internet and Facebook. If you express an interest in beekeeping on the Internet, it is likely you will encounter ads on Facebook for “really easy to use beehives.” They show people in shorts and flip flops strolling out to a hive, turning a spigot, and pouring beautiful honey on their cereal or …

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