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HONEY FOR SALE

APMAG honey producers are looking for buyers for their top quality honey.

"Nous sommes réunies & une association des producteurs de miel. Les apiculteurs de cette association produisent 6000 litres de miel par campagne. Nous cherchons un client potentiel pour acheter notre production. La qualités de notre miel est bonne".

Organic honey producers in northwest Tanzania are looking for distributors in the UK and continental Europe for first quality product. Pollution free environment collection. Air free glass packaging.

BEE CRAFT

A full colour monthly beekeeping magazine for beginners and experts alike covering ail aspects of beekeeping in the UK and Ireland. Free sample copy on request, 18.00 (UK), €36 (Ireland), US$51 (USA) for 12 issues (all other currencies on request). Credit cards accepted.

Contact www.bee-craft.com

COMPETITION

The Third International Apiculture Photography Competition is on! Deadline for submissions 30 April 2003. Details of entry requirements and prizes at www.aulaapicolazuqueca.com

RARE BOOK COLLECTION

The Scottish Beekeepers' Association has deposited the famous Moir Rare Book Collection in the National Library of Scotland for 50 years, ensuring public access to one of the finest collections of bee literature in the world. The Collection comprises 233 beekeeping volumes collected by John William Moir born in Edinburgh in 1851. Moir began beekeeping in Malawi and on his return to Scotland was one of the original members of the Scottish Beekeepers' Association. His books were bequeathed to the Association on his death in 1940. E-mail f.morrison@nls.uk

PROJECT SUPPORT

FAO, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, supports beekeeping projects in developing countries. For projects with budgets under US$10,000 beekeepers' groups and associations may apply for small project funding from the TeleFood Special Fund. Request documents should include a brief description of the project's objectives, the proposed food production or income generating activities, the work plan, the number of participants, a detailed list of inputs with cost estimates and the reporting arrangements. Submit your request to the office of FAO or UNDP in your country.

Applications for projects with budgets over US$10,000 must be submitted through a Government Ministry.

See www.fao.org. How to write a proposal? See page 8

BEEKEEPERS' SAFARIS

Friendly holidays run in co-operation with our overseas partners - part of our work to raise awareness of beekeeping in development.

South India November 2003 Tobago & Trinidad 8-17 March 2004 Details from Bees for Development and on our website

BEE BOOKS NEW & OLD

10 Quay Road, Charlestown, PL25 3NX, UK, for your new and second hand books. Tel +44 (0)172 676 844 orwww.honeyshop.co.uk

MEETING INFORMATION

Bees for Development helps projects in developing countries with copies of BID Journal (in English or French) and other information for use at training courses and workshops. We must receive notice and number of participants at least three months ahead of the meeting. Organisations with some resources available can order a Workshop Box for 50 per 25 participants, including surface mail delivery. See ways to pay on page 15.