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Saving swarming bees and those that cross their path

The Swiss are making efforts to save bee colonies threatened by disease and pests. If the fire brigade finds swarms, attempts are made to capture them and hand them over to beekeepers. swissinfo spent a day with a couple of bee experts from the Bernese fire service. (Julie Hunt, swissinfo.ch)

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Julie worked as a radio reporter for BBC and independent radio all over the UK before joining swissinfo.ch's predecessor, Swiss Radio International, as a producer. After attending film school, Julie worked as an independent filmmaker before coming to swissinfo.ch in 2001. 

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