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May 21, 2021

Review of Britain's Insects by Paul D Brock - A WILD GUIDES book

This field guide has just winged its way up to my 'absolute favourites' book list! Britain's Insects A Field Guide To The Insects Of Great Britain And Ireland.

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Oct 18, 2020

Sherlock Holmes And Bees: Newspaper Cuttings From Australia 1904 -1926

Sherlock Holmes And Bees: Arthur Conan Doyle And The Retirement Of His Famous Detective. Newspaper Cuttings From Australia 1904 -1926

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Aug 26, 2020

Robber Bees - Why Honey Bees Rob Other Colonies And How To Prevent It

Robbing behavior can seriously weaken the target colony, and bees engaging in robbing may risk their lives via attack or transmission of disease and parasites..

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Aug 23, 2020

John Butler's Lessons From Beekeeping And 'Leave-Alone Beekeeping'

John Butler's 'Lessons From Beekeeping'. John is 83 years old, and was a beekeeper for 40 years, and explains why he be became a 'leave-alone beekeeper'.

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Aug 03, 2020

How Candy-Striped Spiders Catch Bees

Some spider species catch bees in their webs, whilst others rely on a pounce and a fatal bite. The candy-striped spider has a sort of 'in-between' approach.

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