In Issue 118

Issue 118: March 2016

In this issue

Honey cerate................................ 3

Bee colonies kept naturally face fewer problems............................ 6

The Bee House.............................. 9

News............................................10

Look Ahead..................................11

Learn Ahead................................11

Bees for Development Ethiopia...12

Telling the bees (part 2)..............14

FACTSHEET: Top-bar hive bee space...........................................17

Interview.....................................19

Using competition to promote best practice................................21

Bookshelf.....................................23

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