Switzerland 2012. Ticino. Beekeeper, honey and organic farming.
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Switzerland. Canton Ticino. Castello di Vico Morcote. Alberto Bianchi ( dressed in white) is a beekeeper and an organic farmer (with the label Bio Suisse). He stands in the woods (Robinia pseudoacacia) with his assistant Joao from Portugal. Both are checking the honeycombs in the hives, the health of the bees and the quantity of honey. Beekeeping (or apiculture) is the maintenance of honey bee colonies, commonly in hives, by humans. A beekeeper (or apiarist) keeps bees in order to collect...
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