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Bumblebee

Slang; a needlessly cumbersome financial statement, especially one that obscures the true financial statement. The term is most common in the context of small Christian churches and ministries.
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When you're spreading honey inch-thick on your toast at breakfast or spooning dollops into your yoghurt, spare a thought for the humble bee.
Tried and tested: As sweet as honey; If you thought honey was only useful for spreading on toast, then think again! S4C chef Dudley Newbury will be introducing a whole host of fascinating facts about this sticky substance in tonight's edition of his cookery series. Here's a sneaky preview for WM readers ..
Bees are vital pollinators in the food chain, with some 70 per cent of crops in the UK either dependent on, or benefiting from, visits from the humble bee.
HOUSEBUILDER'S BATTLE TO SAVE THE BRITISH BEE
The collapse of colonies has led to all sorts of scientific attempts to save the humble bee, including a bid by Warwick University's Dr Dave Chandler who developed a fungal footbath at the entrance to the hive, dosing the bees with a fungus that's deadly to the crab-likvarroa mite.
Getting a BUZZ out of beekeeping; WE DEPEND on bees for some of our favourite foods and they generate more than pounds 170m a year for the UK economy. But why are bee populations in rapid decline? How can you keep your own hive? And can beekeepers really avoid getting stung? We visited the beehives of the British Beekeeping Association to find out
Visitors will also be able to get an insight into the world of bee-keeping, as members of the Warwickshire Beekeepers Association will be bringing along live hives and a range of products that the humble bee produce.
A real taste of country life; FamilyDayOut: THE Kenilworth Show takes place tomorrow. ANN EVANS highlights some of the great attractions planned
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