At 09:04 PM 1/31/98 -0500, you wrote:
>Yes, we do need scientific evidence that FGMO works and how it works and
>why and the side effects etc.
>
>BUT .......... I tried several of the other forms of treatment and was not
>happy with the results.  And I know how things should look in the hive in
>Spring.  I remember 20 to 25 years ago how things were before the mites.
>No ... the verdict is not in yet for FGMO or for what I think of it.  Many
>things start by testimonials.
>
>IT IS JUST HARD FOR ME TO PUT SOMETHING IN MY HIVES THAT I AM SUPPOSED TO
>WEAR GLOVES TO INSTALL AND THEN EAT THE HONEY.
>
>billy b
>
>P.S.  Cheaper too
>
 
Not to mention the fact that the bees move the honey around in the hive to
their liking and some stores of honey left over when the hive was treated
with chemicals could be moved up into the supers and end up on the dinner
table!!!