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Bee Disease and Pumpkins

Programme serving everyone living in the countryside, and tackling issues affecting them. Investigating American foulbrood disease, and trip to a Pembrokeshire pumpkin patch.

28 minutes

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Sun 15 Oct 2017 07:03

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A rise in bee diseases -Β  American Foul Brood isΒ a spore-borne bacterial disease that infects the young bees and wipes them outΒ and the Asian HornetΒ that are spreading.Β  We join the bee inspectors at Carmarthenshire Beekeepers Apiary

Beavers - could beavers be reintroduced to Wales for the first in 500 years? A decision on whether or not to allow the reintroduction ofΒ  to Wales is expected to be made by Natural Resources Wales by the end of the year. More on this week's

Gwella - described as a new innovative product - cured Welsh lamb. Bryn and Lowri Thomas were used to curing pork for their own use but decided to experiment with curing lamb and thus they've turned a hobby into a necessity to keep their family farm in Llanfarian near Aberystwyth a thriving business.

Coed-y-Bleiddiau - a small, remote and previously derelict cottage beside the Ffestiniog Railway is currently being restored by the . We hear how it was originally built for the railway inspector but subsequently rented out to a series of interesting tenants and will soon be available as a holiday cottage

Pumpkins - it's been a busy year at first with strawberries and flowers but now it's pumpkin season

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