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November 19, 2006 - White Man's Flies

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The Honey Bee was never native to North America.  It wasn't until the colonists arrived to settle America that the Honey Bee made its debut.  The Native American Indians called them, "the white man's flies."

Check out these sites for more:

http://www.herbsnhoney.com/bees.htm

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/08/20/sunday/main1913900.shtml

 

 

Honey Bee Blessings,

Harriette

 




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November 20, 2006 - Cute saying

Posted by MrsBurns

Mike and I were watching RFD TV this weekend and a South Caroline ag guy called honeybees the "angels of agriculture". I thought that was so poetic and sweet.

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