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Help save a honey bee farm

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My name is Angelique Mestres. I am a beekeeper in the South of France. My honey bee farm is located in the "Hautes Corbières" in the small village of Cucugnan. I bought the business in 2013 entirely with bank loans, in the hope of helping to maintain the honey bee population. However, due to an accumulation of complicated factors; the honey bee population continues to decline in France. I have had many losses and small honey productions and have not been able to pay my bank loans since 2015. The worst of our losses was after the winter 2017, going from 600 hundred hives in 2015 to less than 50 in 2017. The losses are due to several factors, including: intensive use of pesticides in agriculture, the Asian hornet, which is very aggressive from August to November and a persistent drought since the summer of 2015. 
I am on the verge of losing my honey bee farm. My debts are a little over 215 000€. In an attempt to save my business, I am asking for donations to help pay my loans. I am grateful for any help you can give me and send my sincere thanks in advance.

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Angelique Mestres
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