In Issue 68

ISSUE No 68 September 2003

In this issue

Inside information.....................2

Practical beekeeping .................3

Trees Bees Use..........................5

Project news from ICIMOD........6

Zoom in on Slovakia ................8

Look and Learn Ahead............10

Notice Board ..........................10

News around the World ..........11

Book Shelf..............................14

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Inside Information

Editor Nicola Bradbear PhD

Co-ordinator Helen Jackson BSc

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