Jerry J Bromenshenk wrote:

> This is a difficult subject.  In the strictest sense, there is probably NO
> CONTAMINATE free honey anywhere in the  world.  Pesticides, pollution,
> radioactive fallout from Chernobyl, etc. are found in the Arctic and
> Antarctic - they've been distributed globally by winds, water, etc.

Jerry,

Thanks for an excellent summary of the problem of how pure is pure.

In Maine, there was a group protesting our now closed nuclear power
plant. Some prided themselves in that they were back to nature and
burned wood. Problem was, Strontium 90 from nuclear tests was in the
wood and by burning it, they concentrated it so that the ashes they
threw onto their gardens was more radioactive than anthing reported by
them concerning the plant. And well beyond what would be tolerated in
the plant.

Which means that our hives are probably a bit radioactive if we make our
own wooden ware from local wood. No wonder my hives glow in the dark.

Bill Truesdell
Bath, Me