Why We Must Do Our Best for Bees ; Bees Were Perhaps Once Taken for Granted, or Even Treated As a Garden Nuisance. In Recent Years, However, a Worrying Trend of Hives Collapsing Without Explanation has Led to a Better Awareness of Their Importance. Paul Neilson, the Chairman of the Exeter Branch of the Devon Beekeepers' Association, Explains

Express & Echo (Exeter, UK) › June 10, 2010

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I FIRST became interested in beekeeping when I was about 10, when I saw an observation hive at Cardiff Castle.

When I moved to Devon I decided to try beekeeping and became a member of Exeter Beekeepers, which has been a great source of advice and support.

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Why We Must Do Our Best for Bees ; Bees Were Perhaps Once Taken for Granted, or Even Treated As a Garden Nuisance. In Recent Years, However, a Worrying Trend of Hives Collapsing Without Explanation has Led to a Better Awareness of Their Importance. Paul Neilson, the Chairman of the Exeter Branch of the Devon Beekeepers' Association, Explains

Anxious to get going, in my first season I had four colonies but nearly gave up after being badly stung through my own stupidity. I received 46 stings, I did go to the doctor but was lucky, having very quickly taken anti-h...

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