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In Issue 111
Issue No 111 June 2014
Practical beekeeping – swarming........3
Interview with Rahi Honey..................5
First Minister visits BfD ......................7
Letters................................................7
Practical beekeeping – smokers.........8
Look Ahead......................................11
News around the World....................12
GM Resolutions ...............................13
Bookshelf.........................................14
Notice Board.....................................15
BfD Journal
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Editor Nicola Bradbear PhD Co-ordinator Helen Jackson BSc
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A member of the Terengganu beekeepers Group (KOPEMAT) is climbing the Tualang Koompassia excelsar tree in Pedu Lake Forest, Malaysia to collect Tualang honey from the giant honey bee Apis dorsata. The bees’ behaviour seems to be changing. See more on page 7.
COVER PHOTO © HELMY ISHAK
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