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| Bee numbers have seen a rapid decline globally in recent years |
Bees in Ribeauville have been producing honey in mysterious shades of blue and green, which keepers believe is due to them eating the residue from containers at a nearby Mars M&M factory.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-19835847
France is one of the largest producers of honey within the European Union, producing 18,330 tons annually, according to a recent audit conducted for national farm agency FranceAgriMer.
Ribeauville, situated on a scenic wine route southwest of Strasbourg, is best known for its vineyards. But living alongside winemakers are about 2,400 beekeepers in Alsace who tend some 35,000 colonies and produce about 1,000 tonnes of honey per year, according to the region's chamber of agriculture.
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