In Issue 82

ISSUE No 92 March 2007

CONTENTS

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

Practical beekeeping - propolis ..........3

Bee gentlemen...................................4

Bee products in Ethiopia ....................5

News around the World ......................6

Caribbean Update...............................8

Trees Bees Use ................................11

Bookshelf.........................................12

Look & Learn Ahead .........................15

Notice Board ....................................15

Hairy vetch Vicia villosa is an important nectar source for honey bees. It is easy to grow and can be planted in hilly waste lands. It flowers in May in Kagamino-cho, Okayama Prefecture in Japan.

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