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    Post 3,000 years of beekeeping

    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.

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    That's a fascinating abstract!

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    Hi Doris,

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

    Jimbo

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