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May2021

Apiculture

AGROVOC URI
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_529

FAO/Isak Amin/WFP / FAO

Motivation: The vernal, or spring, equinox signals the beginning of nature's renewal. It is also the time of year when Mother Nature hasn't really decided what she wants to do and things are very unpredictable. This volatility means that the items on your beekeepers 'to do' list depend on what is happening in nature and therefore, it becomes more of an art form.

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