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Safer Farms Sting Chinese Beekeepers

Cleaning up honey industry means facing swarms of opposition

By Sarah Seltzer,  Newser User

Posted May 3, 2007 5:01 PM CDT

(Newser) – Stung by recent scandals over tainted food exports, a small group of Chinese beekeepers is trying to sweeten up local honey production. They're throwing out standard practices, like using antibiotics to treat their colonies, and pushing natural options. But the old guard is using violence...   Read full story »

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