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      <title>Honeybee Removal and Swarm Collection</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2005 14:13:04 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Bee Ready Vol 73 - October 2005</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2005 13:40:57 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Sep 2006 20:26:06 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Honeybee equipment suppliers</title>
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      <title>Bee Ready Vol. 74 - November 2005</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Sep 2006 15:41:06 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[It’s been an exhausting year with all that has happened. We have the African honeybee in three parishes; we had hot, dry weather that reduced the honey crop; the price of honey went down; and we had not one but two hurricanes that tried to blow us all away or drown us. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Bee Ready Vol. 71 March 2005</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 14:04:03 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Provides Honeybee informatiom in Louisiana. Includes honey prices, pest control, bee hive registration information as well as information on swarms and removal of bees. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Bee Ready Vol. 72 September 2005</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2005 14:07:05 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Volume 72 provides information on the African honeybee movement into Louisiana, Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry district offices, The state beekeepers' meeting, the October field day at the USDA Bee Breeding and Physiology Laboratory and the State Fair honey competition. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Bee Ready Vol. 76 - November 2006</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 04 Dec 2006 00:21:11 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Bug Biz: Carpenter Bees</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2005 22:10:47 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Bug Biz: Removing Bees From Walls</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2005 22:04:17 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The process of removing honeybees from walls in a house is complex. This publication explains how to safely and properly remove the bees from your walls. (PDF format only) - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Bee Ready vol. 78</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 20:49:36 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Information about studies on CCD. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Bees for Pollination</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:27:26 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Listing of beekeepers who have and are willing to lease bee hives for pollination services. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Planning for Honey Bee Nuisance Calls and Emergencies: A Guide for Louisiana State, Parish and Municipal Agencies</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 15:13:43 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Blueprints to help you build a beehive or honey extractor.  (PDF format only) - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:23:23 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[PowerPoint on spring honey and pollen sources. Among those included: White Dutch Clover, Vetch, Verbenia, Wisteria, Mint, Willow, American Buckwheat Vine, Tallow, Magnolia, Orange Citrus, Passion Vine, Black or Honey Locust, Crimson Clover, Sweet Clover. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 16:45:37 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:43:43 GMT</pubDate>
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