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Here you will find the articles from the Usenet newsgroup sci.agriculture.beekeeping, the logs
from the listserv bee-l, FAQ files, and pointers to other beekeeping and apicultural resources, on and off the Internet.
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Apiculture is very diverse; our fostering of several insect species to
pollinate our crops and produce honey, wax, propolis and venom occurs
worldwide. The old beekeeping adage: "There are as many ways to keep bees as
there are beekeepers" describes this amazing diversity in beekeeping.
Logically then, there is no "proper" way to keep bees, no "right" way to
manage for honey production, or to rear queens--the best we can do as good
beekeepers and as good neighbors is to share our techniques, lore, knowledge
and experiences, basing them upon a rigorous foundation in insect biology.
To assume though, that this foundation is stable, would be naive. Every
year, new research, and new facts about the fascinating lives our eusocial
friends the Honey Bees lead, help us to be more successful beekeepers. This archive is a repository for beekeeping information. If
you have trouble finding something, or if you want to add something,
please do not hesitate to contact Adam Finkelstein by e-mail: adamf@metalab.unc.edu
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