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Posted Wed Sep 3 2008: from London Daily Telegraph: English honey harvest halved after catastrophic drop in bee numbers http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1220478535 The annual English honey harvest has dropped to half of its normal level this year, with the appalling summer weather compounding the effects of the sudden and unexplained collapse in the number of bees. Keepers, farmers and industry have held their first crisis talks over fears that the British honey bee population could be facing near extinction within five years. There are now fears that English honey could disappear altogether unless the dramatic decline in bee colonies is arrested. [Read more stories about: ] New!: No reader quips yet -- be the first! Got a PaniQuip? Your Quip (limit 140 characters, no links, just wit): First name: The text shown in the Web image to the right: We reserve the right to reuse, remove, or refuse any entry.

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