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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ella Walker

DARK SECRETS: How to become a beekeeper | Rare Historical Photos

There are beekeepers who offer beekeeping experiences (Mark Meadows/PA) -

Beekeeper Mark Meadows (yes, his name is a brilliant piece of nominative determinism) grew up on a dairy farm in Zimbabwe where his grandfather was a commercial beekeeper.

Several birthdays ago his family couldn’t think what to get him, so chipped in for a beehive. Now he has three. “You start with one hive but that always grows, most beekeepers will have two or three, or maybe four,” says Meadows, founder of Buzz Box. “It’s very addictive.”

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