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Bees for Development Journal 104
Our cover shows a trainee beekeeper from Unguja, Zanzibar. Read more about this Project on pages 8 and 9
Dear friends “Be not afeard. The isle is full of noises, sounds and sweet airs that give delight and hurt not’’. British beekeepers were surprised and happy to see an apiary of bee hives being looked after by moustachioed apiarists, featured within the rural scene that opened the London Olympic Games. Around the Olympic Stadium, wildflower meadows of bee-friendly cornflowers, marigolds and prairie blossoms were mown especially early in the season so as to bloom gold during the Games. Ten football fields’ worth of nectar-rich wildflower meadows, 4,000 trees, 300,000 wetland plants, and more than 150,000 perennial plants and bushes are planted around the Olympic Park and Village, planned to provide a park for people and wildlife for generations to come. And July 2012 has been a very good month for openings! Earlier in the month, in our genuinely rural and green hill-surrounded world of Monmouth, we celebrated the opening of Bees for Development’s new premises. BBC Broadcaster Bill Turnbull - who has steadfastly been supporting us as a Patron of BfD Trust for ten years now, cut the red ribbon. To add to the celebration, Monmouth organised a one-day Bee Festival with street theatre, live bees plus human ones in bee costumes, competitions for children, and displays of plants and all things bee-related: a smaller scale event than that in London, yet enjoyed by participants and spectators - and commonly agreed to be a great success!
In this issue
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ISSUE No 104 September 2012 page
Waterproof papier mâché hive ......... 3 Forest Hero ..................................... 4 EU GM policy and honey trade......... 5 Calling African beekeepers .............. 6 Update on fungicide residues .......... 6 Trees Bees Use ............................... 7 Zanzibar beekeeping project ............ 8 News around the World ................. 10 Letter ............................................ 11 Look and Learn Ahead .................. 12 Notice Board ................................. 12 Bookshelf...................................... 14 Erratum: BfD Journal 103 Extensive beekeeping Page 4, column 2, paragraph 1 should read: By contrast intensive beekeepers work to prevent swarming... BfD Journal Produced quarterly and sent to readers in over 130 countries Editor Nicola Bradbear PhD Co-ordinator Helen Jackson BSc
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Bill Turnbull cuts the ribbon and declares Bees for Development’s premises open Subscriptions to BfDJ cost £26 per year - see page 15 for ways to pay Readers in developing countries may be eligible for a sponsored subscription. Apply online or use the form on page 16 BfD Trust UK Registered Charity (1078803) works to assist beekeepers in developing countries. Copyright You are welcome to translate and/or reproduce items appearing in BfDJ as part of our Information Service. Permission is given on the understanding that BfDJ and author(s) are acknowledged, BfD contact details are provided in full, and you send us a copy of the item or the website address where it is used. SUPPORT: Bees for Development Trust acknowledge Panta Rhea Foundation, E H Thorne (Beehives) Ltd, Trade Advance Ltd, The Waterloo Foundation and the many beekeeping groups and individuals who support our work. Please encourage your friends and colleagues to help. See our website for how to become a Supporter.
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