Federal politics; Nicholas Dowse from Honey Fingers talks urban beekeeping, the hive mind of honey bees, and the significance of World Bee Day; UK politics with Chloe Ward

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Federal politics; Nicholas Dowse from Honey Fingers talks urban beekeeping, the hive mind of honey bees, and the significance of World Bee Day; UK politics with Chloe Ward

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Amy is joined by Melburnian Nicholas Dowse, founder of the urban beekeeping collective Honey Fingers, ahead of World Bee Day. They discuss the fascinating hive mind of honey bees, how beekeeping has evolved in modern times, its similarities with modernist architecture, and the special relationship humans have with bees. Nic also shares his urban beekeeping practices, and the process he goes through to make raw honey. Historian Dr Chloe Ward from RMIT joined Amy to discuss the latest in UK politics, including the Tory government's controversial management of the COVID-19 pandemic, and how the new Labour Leader Keir Starmer is performing. Plus Ben Eltham from New Matilda discusses the latest in federal politics.

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