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>   I heard about them through my local bee group. We voted to support the
> project with a donation (as did my family). For $30 US they can supply a
> family with a hive. We all had a good laugh at the bee group - we wish it
> only cost us $30 in equipment and bees to get a hive started here in the
> US!!

Beekeeping in movable comb hives can be dirt cheap, even in the Second World.
Take a gander at Jim Satterfield's page: http://www.gsu.edu/~biojdsx/main.htm

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