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<DIV>Please send responses to katrina@shangrilafarms.com</DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 5/24/2010 9:59:57 A.M. Romance Daylight Time,
katrina@shangrilafarms.com writes:</DIV>
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<DIV>Hello,</DIV>
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<DIV>My name is Katrina Klett, I am a beekeeper from the United States.
I am currently living in China, working with a native species of bee here to
try and establish a vocational training school for local farmers. We
hope to protect the native species of bee (cerana) in this area, and create a
critical mass of beekeepers in the area. </DIV>
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<DIV>I have read your pollinator protection report, from August 15th
2006. I am currently working on an article for the ABJ, which I am
talking about using cerana vs mellifera and the importation of one into the
other's area, (although to be fair the issue today is the importation of
mellifera into cerana area). I plan to frame this conversation to
include larger bee importation issues, such as Australian bees into US,
bumblebees into Mexico, etc. </DIV>
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<DIV>I am wondering if you have any good sources to the history of bee
importation. What do you feel about importing different species of
pollinators, and is there a possible balance to be had? Thank you so
much for youime,</DIV>
<DIV>Katrina Klett</DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>