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BEECHWORTH LOST ARTS SERIES (VIC)

Honey has a big presence in the remarkably well-preserved goldrush town of Beechworth in north-eastern Victoria. Visitors can taste more than 30 varieties of honey and buy all manner of bee-related products at the Beechworth Honey Experience then stroll down Ford Street to the Bee School to learn all about bee keeping, pollination, biosecurity and just how important these little critters

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