In Issue 104

ISSUE No 104 September 2012

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...

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