QLD:Beekeepers try to catch pollies with honey

AAP General News (Australia)
02-28-2011
QLD:Beekeepers try to catch pollies with honey

Eds: correcting spelling of Mr Bourke in second reference



CAIRNS, Feb 28 AAP - You may be able to catch flies with honey but Australia's beekeepers
say they are having trouble luring politicians to a cause they say is vital to their survival.

The Australian Honey Bee Association will distribute jars of honey across Parliament
House in Canberra on Tuesday in an attempt to draw attention to the threat posed to the
industry by Asian honey bees.

Chairman Lindsay Bourke said he would also meet with Agriculture Minister Joe Ludwig
to …