Urban beehives benefit Canberra's ecology

By Karen Hardy
Updated October 15 2014 - 10:13am, first published August 23 2014 - 12:00am
Bees play a key role in pollinating plants.
Bees play a key role in pollinating plants.
Doug Purdie with  bees at his home
Doug Purdie with bees at his home
Bees at work in a backyard hive.
Bees at work in a backyard hive.
Urban Beehive founder Doug Purdie inspects a beehive after extracting 
honey for the first time at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney. Friday,
 April 26, 2013. (SHD NEWS) Photo by 
Mick Tsikas
Urban Beehive founder Doug Purdie inspects a beehive after extracting honey for the first time at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney. Friday, April 26, 2013. (SHD NEWS) Photo by Mick Tsikas

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