Harvey writes:
The bacteriaisolated from honey had significant anti-fungal
and anti-bacterial activity.Listeria monocytogenes was the
most sensitive bacterial pathogen to the honey bacterial
isolates. Researchers speculate that some of honey’s
antimicrobial activity may be due to compounds produced by
the bacteria naturally found in honey.

Reply:
How much of this information has been put out to beekeepers
through industry magazines for general reading? Also, with
the amount of treatments used today and topping out for
pest and predator internal hive controls, how does this
effect the good bacteria in honey then? Sorta seems like an
inhouse co-existance then between bees and bacteria and
fungi that could be upset......or am I wrong.

Respectfully submitted,

Dee A. Lusby
Small Cell Commercial Beekeeper
Moyza, Arizona
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/organicbeekeepers/


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