CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - The buzz around Marshall University this week will be about the importance of honeybees.
About 300 beekeepers were expected to join 12 vendors and dozens more presenters at the Heartland Apiculture Society's annual conference starting Thursday in Huntington.
Speakers will educate conference attendees about bees and stress their importance at a time when honeybee populations continue to decline, farmers face increased production costs and consumers could ultimately have to pay more for produce.
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Beekeepers Coming to West Virginia for Conference
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Beekeepers Coming to West Virginia for Conference
By John Raby
Associated Press, 7/7/08
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