In Issue 98

ISSUE No 98 March 2011

In this issue

Practical beekeeping - dividing honey bee colonies in Ethiopia...........3

Local style beekeeping: Sierra Leone ..4

Trees Bees Use...................................6

World honey.......................................7

10th AAA Conference ........................8

Networks ...........................................9

News around the World ....................10

Recent research................................10

Letters..............................................11

Call to ban pesticides.......................11

Look & Learn Ahead/Notice Board ....12

Bookshelf.........................................14

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The 10th Asian Apicultural Association Conference took place in Busan, South Korea in November 2010, with over 4,000 participants. Our cover picture shows Korean beekeeping families waiting to greet delegates as they arrive. Read more on pages 8 and 9

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