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South East Asia, and Thailand in particular, is seeing the emergence of a new kind of beekeeping industry. More than five hundred species of stingless bees are to be found throughout the tropics. In Thailand stingless bees are collectively known in the vernacular as “channarong”, which is etymologically derived from “the factory that makes cerumen.” A new industry is developing based on the products made by these industrious creatures.
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