"Does that 'guy with bees' still have hives or did he sell them all to you?" I understand most of his hives are dead, but he's taken to mentoring people. Last year at a Santa Maria beekeeping club meeting I was going through some of my hives with some people, including the wife of a fertilizer salesman who was just starting out with bees. She told me it was also her practice to put Apistan strips permanently in her hives and to scrape them periodically. I asked what her husband thought of such a blatant disregard for labeling, and she just mumbled something. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: -- Visit www.honeybeeworld.com/BEE-L for rules, FAQ and other info --- ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::