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PETER FROST got close and intimate with Abigail's bees and here's what he learned about their government, labour relations and defence structures
(L to R) The waggle dance and a honey bee [Emmanuel Boutet and Ivar Leidus/Creative Commons]

THESE days the biggest arguments in many relationships and groups of friends centre on what to watch on telly on Saturday nights. Strictly or no Strictly that is the question. It can be far more divisive than Brexit and more contentious than super gluing yourself to the M25 slip road.

This month I have opted to watch some dancing. Some has been sequins on Strictly but more often with my mate and local beekeeper Abigail. 

I visited Abigail’s apiary. That’s the word for a honey production facility from one solitary hive to honey farming on an industrial scale.

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