In Issue 109

Issue No 109 December 2013

In this issue

Practical beekeeping – comb hygiene......................................... 3–4

Pasture use for beekeepers in Kyrgyz Republic ............................... 5

Interview with Tecla David................. 6

Zoom in on Mozambique.................. 7

Japanese technique in Mongolia....... 8

Recent research......................... 9, 17

Beekeeping economics II................ 10

Trees Bees Use............................... 12

News around the World.................. 13

Bookshelf....................................... 16

Look and Learn Ahead.................... 18

Notice Board............................. 18, 19

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