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The Honey Bee, hard times and humans

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The hard-working Honey Bee is a super pollinator for fruits, flowers and vegetables and needs its honey for energy to perform these life-preserving functions - but man wants the honey too. This is why where we get our honey from matters.
29 Aug English South Africa Nature · Nature

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