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Stromnessbees
08-06-2010, 04:00 PM
New research suggests that 3,000 years ago bees were not only kept in apiaries, but also transported:

http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2010/06/04/1003265107

Bees must have been a very highly rated asset in those days.

Doris

gavin
08-06-2010, 09:48 PM
That's a fascinating abstract!

Jimbo
08-06-2010, 10:07 PM
Hi Doris,

I also saw this article in the Metro on the way to work. Not that the Metro is an academic publication!

Jimbo