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  2. Beekeeping in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Some southern U.S. beekeepers keep bees primarily to raise queens and package bees for sale. Northern beekeepers can buy early spring queens and 3- or 4-pound packages of live worker bees from the South to replenish hives that die out during the winter, although this is becoming less practical due to the spread of the Africanized bee.

  3. Buckfast bee - Wikipedia

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    The Buckfast bee is a breed of honey bee, a cross of many subspecies and their strains, developed by Brother Adam (born Karl Kehrle in 1898 in Germany), who was in charge of beekeeping from 1919 at Buckfast Abbey in Devon in the United Kingdom.

  4. Beetown (community), Wisconsin - Wikipedia

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    The community got its name from settler Cyrus Alexander, who discovered a 425 pounds (193 kg) block of lead under a bee tree in 1827. He named his find bee lead, which eventually became Beetown's name as well. [3]

  5. Urban beekeeping - Wikipedia

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    Urban beekeeping is the practice of keeping bee colonies (hives) in towns and cities. It is also referred to as hobby beekeeping or backyard beekeeping. Bees from city apiaries are said to be "healthier and more productive than their country cousins". [2] As pollinators, bees also provide environmental and economic benefits to cities. They are ...

  6. Bee brood - Wikipedia

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    In the mid to late spring, just before a bee hive would naturally split by swarming, beekeepers often remove frames of brood, with adhering bees, to make up new starter hives, called "nucs" or nucleus colonies. In areas where the climate is mild, one frame may be sufficient to start a new colony, with an added queen. But usually two to three ...

  7. Beetown, Wisconsin - Wikipedia

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    The Town [3] of Beetown is located in Grant County, Wisconsin, United States.The population was 734 at the 2000 census.The unincorporated communities of Beetown, Diamond Grove, Five Points, Flora Fountain, Hurricane, and North Andover are located in the town.