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Vacancies at Oxbow

In Pursuit of Liquid Gold

by R B Ogden

A short guide to the early history of beekeeping, focusing primarily on south west England, from the 1st century BC through the Roman and medieval periods. Drawing on examples from Devon, Cornwall, Somerset and Dorset, Ogden discusses the historical and archaeological evidence for beekeeping, notably beekeepers, the role of monasteries and the physical evidence of surviving bee boles. 104p, 27 b/w pls, 8 col pls (Bee Books New and Old 2001)

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