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The backstory to the April issue of BeeCraft magazine, with co-editors Richard Rickitt and Stephen Fleming.

Video links mentioned in the podcast:

\"My Garden of a Thousand Bees\" on BBC iPlayer (50 mins)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m002t686/my-garden-of-a-thousand-bees

Skep beekeeping on Luneburg Heath (16 mins)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2IjNBbLESY

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The backstory to the April issue of BeeCraft magazine, with co-editors Richard Rickitt and Stephen Fleming.

Video links mentioned in the podcast:

\"My Garden of a Thousand Bees\" on BBC iPlayer (50 mins)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m002t686/my-garden-of-a-thousand-bees

Skep beekeeping on Luneburg Heath (16 mins)
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