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| | Beekeeping Article, Beekeeping Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13) |
 | | Traditionally beekeeping was done for the bees' honey harvest, although nowadays crop pollination service can often provide agreater part of a commercial beekeeper's income. |
 | | Honeybees were imported by American colonists from Europe, partly for honey and partly for their usefulness as pollinators. |
 | | Other hive products are pollen and propolis, which are used for nutritional and medicinal purposes, and wax which is used incandlemaking, cosmetics, furniture polish, etc. |
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