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)

This content was published on June 8, 2011 - 09:51

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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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