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Picture Post: Praise bee - a mass for St Haralambos
Tuesday 12 February 2008
They've been busy as the proverbial bees in Bulgaria, as this picture of a dimly lit vigil shows. If you look closely at the jars amid the candles at this church 60 miles south of the country's capital, Sofia, you'll see they contain something rather sweet. It's the town's honey harvest, and it is the focus of a religious festival that pays homage to the hardest-working of insects.
Bitter harvest: honey supplies run short after wet summer upsets bees' routine
Saturday 26 January 2008
Bad news for those with a sweet tooth. British honey may be in short supply in some parts of the country this year after a very poor honey harvest in 2007.
Dizzy spells: why would this happen?
Tuesday 01 May 2007
I am a 32-year-old woman and sometimes I feel dizzy after eating. It lasts for 45-60 minutes. Do you have any idea why this would happen?
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