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	<description>Beekeeping in Southwest Florida... Dennis Riggs Administrator</description>
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		<title>Apiary Update, December 28, 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 03:02:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I hope everyone in BASF and their families had a lovely Christmas! Don and I moved the Apiary last week to its new location, at Seaboard Junction. The bees were fine during the move, we had no issues whatsoever. We &#8230; <a href="http://swfbees.com/blog/?p=159">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Shear Image October Fun Fest 2011, Buckingham, FM, FL</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Oct 2011 20:36:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Virginia and Dennis set-up at the Shear Image’s October Fun Fest 2011. There were many people interested in starting up beekeeping as a hobby, attending our next meeting, and looking for local sources of honey. We passed out old honey &#8230; <a href="http://swfbees.com/blog/?p=150">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Annual Native Plant Sale ~ Lee County Manatee Park, Oct. 22nd</title>
		<link>http://swfbees.com/blog/?p=135</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 22:45:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rebecca</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Not Beekeeping, but still FUN]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This was sent to me, and I thought the membership would find it of interest&#8230;. -Rebecca The Coccoloba Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society is sponsoring their annual native plant sale on Saturday, October 22 from 9:00a – 2:00p &#8230; <a href="http://swfbees.com/blog/?p=135">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Club Apiary Picnic and Field Meeting &#8211; 5/29/11</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jun 2011 03:50:06 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Our Club Apiary]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It was a beautiful, sunny day (no rain).  Everything went very well and was enjoyable.  Thanks to all that worked to make this happen.  I am sorry I didn&#8217;t take many pictures and not everybody who attended (i.e., Pen, Lisa, &#8230; <a href="http://swfbees.com/blog/?p=118">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>National Bee Awareness Day &#8211; NBAD</title>
		<link>http://swfbees.com/blog/?p=113</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 May 2011 20:44:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>swfbees</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 2011 National Honey Bee Day Theme:   Building A Sustainable Future, One Flower At A Time.   View or Download FLYER (pdf)       View or Download Registration Form]]></description>
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		<title>Kenya Top Bar Hive demo at ECHO</title>
		<link>http://swfbees.com/blog/?p=87</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 00:20:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>swfbees</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My Kenya Top Bar Hive (KTBH).  I built the hive earlier this year to demonstrate at ECHO conference how other countries keep bees using only hand tools with all staight, square cuts out of standard lumber.  Also without need for purchasing special &#8230; <a href="http://swfbees.com/blog/?p=87">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Mom Needs Help with 4-H Awards</title>
		<link>http://swfbees.com/blog/?p=84</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 05:50:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>swfbees</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Beekeeping]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This is Rachell, the homeschool mom who asked at the last meeting about fellow beekeepers with experience to help me help my boys get their 4H awards for beekeeping.  Here is the list of stuff I need to have them &#8230; <a href="http://swfbees.com/blog/?p=84">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Beekeeping Safety</title>
		<link>http://swfbees.com/blog/?p=76</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 18:26:22 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Safety]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[by Dennis Riggs (2-9-11) Introduction Safety is important, regardless of your beekeeping experience. Poor safety habits can lead to painful and/or costly consequences. An ounce of prevention is better than pound of cure. Be prepared; think things out before you &#8230; <a href="http://swfbees.com/blog/?p=76">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>FSBA: A Brief History of Florida Beekeeping</title>
		<link>http://swfbees.com/blog/?p=41</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 04:46:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>swfbees</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[History]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[by Laurence Cutts Emeritus Apiary Inspector Division of Plant Industry Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Honey bees are not native to the Americas. They were brought over from Europe by colonists. They were recorded as being in Virginia &#8230; <a href="http://swfbees.com/blog/?p=41">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>FSBA: State Related Articles</title>
		<link>http://swfbees.com/blog/?p=36</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 04:37:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>swfbees</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[FSBA State Related]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to State Related Articles portion of our BLOG]]></description>
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