In a message dated 2/1/99 6:52:11 PM Eastern Standard Time, [log in to unmask]
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> I have read about the terramycin extender patties made of (for two 1/2 pound
>  patties): Mix 1/3 pund of vegetable shortening (CRISCO) with 2/3 pound
>  granulated sugar.  Add two tablespoons of TM25 to the mixture.
 
(Espanol abajo)
 
   I am no longer using terramycin in oil/sugar patties, as there is some
thought around that this long-term treatment promotes a strain of bacteria
that is resistant to the antibiotic. I have gone back to using terra in
powdered sugar only.
 
   Oil and sugar patties are still thought to help knock back tracheal mites,
if they are a problem. I haven't seen much loss in the last couple years that
I attribute to tracheal mite, so I am a bit ambivalent about treating my own
bees. I think I'm going to treat some, and not treat some, and see what is the
difference, if any.
 
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  I'm sorry Luis, I don't know the Spanish terms (?aceite or graso?). Crisco
is a trade name, so may not be available in Mexico. At any rate, it is only
used by hobbyists. The commercial beekeepers use plain vegetable oil (usually
the cheapest brand). Crisco is solid and must be warmed to mix, so it is a lot
more work to use. Furthermore it is hydroginated (sp?), and hydroginated oils
have been shown to be one of the worst possible human foods. I no longer eat
margerine for that reason (we've switched to mostly olive oil), and I just
don't like to feed my bees something I wouldn't eat.
 
   You can get rough translations (computer program) of short documents at
http://babelfish.altavista.digital.com/cgi-bin/translate?
 
   Here's what it did to what I wrote:
 
**time-out** yo ser ninguno largo utilizar terramicina en oil/sugar empanada,
a medida que allí ser alguno pensamiento alrededor ese este a largo plazo
tratamiento promover uno tensión bacteria que ser resistente antibiótico. He
ido de nuevo a usar terra en azúcar pulverizada solamente.
Las empanadas del aceite y del azúcar son pensamiento inmóvil a ayudar a
golpear detrás ácaros traqueales, si son un problema. No he visto mucha
pérdida en los años pasados de los pares que atribuyo al ácaro traqueal, así
que soy un dígito binario ambivalente sobre tratar mis propias abejas. Pienso
que voy a tratar alguno, y a no tratar alguno, y veo cuál es la diferencia, si
la hay.
 
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Estoy apesadumbrado que Luis, yo no sabe los términos españoles (?aceite o
graso?). Crisco es un nombre comercial, tan puede no estar disponible en
Méjico. De todos modos, es utilizado solamente por los aficionados a los
hobbys. Los apicultores comerciales utilizan el aceite vegetal llano
(generalmente la marca de fábrica más barata). Crisco es sólido y se debe
calentar para mezclarse, así que es mucho más trabajo a utilizar. Además está
hydroginated (el SP?), y hydroginated los aceites se han mostrado para ser uno
de los alimentos humanos posibles peores. I no más largo come la margarina por
esa razón (hemos cambiado sobre todo al aceite de oliva), y apenas no tengo
gusto de alimentar a mis abejas algo que yo no comería.
 
   (I had to cut and paste twice to get the whole thing.)
 
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