Jerry,

How does benzene get in the hives?  Does it drift in with the air exchange
or do bees bring it in?

Are there any guidelines for how far hives need to be from highways, dry
cleaner's etc.?

Also is urban and suburban honey too contaminated for human consumption?

They found the honey from Paris colonies to be less polluted than the honey
from the big ag areas in France.  Paris has banned all garden chems but
vehicular emissions are still there.

Waldemar

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