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		<title>Swarm Removal</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In summer we get many calls and questions from members of the public with bees in their houses, outbuildings and gardens but our volunteer members are only able to help in cases of swarms of honey bees. <a href="http://www.valeanddownlandbees.org.uk/2024/05/swarm-removal-2/">Read More <span class="meta-nav">...</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Interested in Beekeeping?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Then why not sign-up for one of our open sessions; a fantastic introduction into the world of beekeeping. <a href="http://www.valeanddownlandbees.org.uk/2023/08/interested-in-beekeeping-3/">Read More <span class="meta-nav">...</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.valeanddownlandbees.org.uk/2023/08/interested-in-beekeeping-3/</link>
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		<title>Latest Defra Update</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On 28th July the National Bee Unit (NBU) removed a secondary Asian hornet nest in Plymouth. <a href="http://www.valeanddownlandbees.org.uk/2023/08/latest-defra-update/">Read More <span class="meta-nav">...</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.valeanddownlandbees.org.uk/2023/08/latest-defra-update/</link>
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		<title>The National Honey Show</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The 2023 National Honey Show takes place at Sandown Park Racecourse, Esher, Surrey, KT10 9AJ  on 26th - 28th October. <a href="http://www.valeanddownlandbees.org.uk/2023/08/the-national-honey-show/">Read More <span class="meta-nav">...</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.valeanddownlandbees.org.uk/2023/08/the-national-honey-show/</link>
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		<title>Neonicotinoids</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Statement from the British Beekeepers' Association President, Anne Rowberry, on banned bee-killing pesticides <a href="http://www.valeanddownlandbees.org.uk/2023/01/neonicotinoids/">Read More <span class="meta-nav">...</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.valeanddownlandbees.org.uk/2023/01/neonicotinoids/</link>
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		<title>Beekeepers Put £90,000 Into Bee Health Research</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The health of honey bees is of increasing importance, so the CB Dennis British Beekeepers’ Research
Trust, Bee Diseases Insurance Ltd and The British Beekeepers Association are combining to fully fund a
three year research studentship into bee health.  <a href="http://www.valeanddownlandbees.org.uk/2022/10/beekeepers-put-90000-into-bee-health-research/">Read More <span class="meta-nav">...</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.valeanddownlandbees.org.uk/2022/10/beekeepers-put-90000-into-bee-health-research/</link>
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		<title>Sighting of Asian hornet near Chelmsford</title>
		<description><![CDATA[National Bee Unit inspectors are carrying out enhanced surveillance near Chelmsford, in response to a compelling report of Asian hornet. <a href="http://www.valeanddownlandbees.org.uk/2022/09/credible-sighting-of-a-single-asian-hornet-near-chelmsford-essex/">Read More <span class="meta-nav">...</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.valeanddownlandbees.org.uk/2022/09/credible-sighting-of-a-single-asian-hornet-near-chelmsford-essex/</link>
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		<title>First Asian Hornet of 2022 Confirmed</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The first Asian Hornet of 2022 on the British mainland has been confirmed at Felixstowe in Suffolk. <a href="http://www.valeanddownlandbees.org.uk/2022/04/first-asian-hornet-of-2022-confirmed/">Read More <span class="meta-nav">...</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.valeanddownlandbees.org.uk/2022/04/first-asian-hornet-of-2022-confirmed/</link>
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		<title>Ukraine Emergency Appeal</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The VDBKA welcomes the National Honey Show's initiative in setting up a Just Giving page in recognition of the long association beekeepers here have with Ukrainian Beekeepers. <a href="http://www.valeanddownlandbees.org.uk/2022/04/ukraine-emergency-appeal/">Read More <span class="meta-nav">...</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.valeanddownlandbees.org.uk/2022/04/ukraine-emergency-appeal/</link>
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		<title>Swarm removal</title>
		<description><![CDATA[At this time of year we get many calls and questions from people with bees in their houses, outbuildings and gardens. <a href="http://www.valeanddownlandbees.org.uk/2022/04/swarm-removal/">Read More <span class="meta-nav">...</span></a>]]></description>
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